Today, the introduction of visas with Russia is supported by 52% of Ukrainians, according to a survey by the Sociological Group " 44% of respondents were against the visa regime with the aggressor state.

Citizens consider the largest allies of the Ukrainian state to be Canada, Lithuania, Poland, Great Britain, the United States and Turkey.. Slightly fewer Ukrainians call France, Germany and China allies. The latter country is considered by the respondents to be rather a neutral country..

At the same time, 47% of respondents noted that Belarus is a hostile state for Ukraine. Over the past year, the number of such respondents has grown from 22% to 48%. Russia is considered a hostile state by 72% of citizens. And only 12% are convinced that the Russian Federation is a union state for Ukraine.

According to sociologists, over the past year, attitudes towards Turkey and Great Britain have changed significantly for the better and worsened towards Belarus..

The survey was conducted: December 6-8, 2021 in all regions of Ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied territories among 2500 respondents using the CATI survey method (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews - telephone interviews using a computer). Representativeness error is no more than 2.0.

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Almost half of Ukrainians support US joining the Normandy format.

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Note that against the background of the build-up of Russian troops on the border of Ukraine, the United States was actively involved in solving the situation.. So, on December 7, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video meeting, the main topic of which was Ukraine.

During the talks, US President Joe Biden made it clear to Russian leader Vladimir Putin that he would not take into account the " National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden had threatened Vladimir Putin with drastic economic measures in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On December 9, a telephone conversation took place between Joe Biden and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Heads of State discussed tensions around Ukraine's borders and unblocking the peace process.

At the same time, Aleksey Izhak in the article “Biden and Putin went their separate ways. What to expect for Ukraine "