Russian citizens believe that the Russian Federation today is more interested in "freezing" of the armed conflict in South-Eastern Ukraine, While sympathy For the self-proclaimed DND and LNR significantly strengthened, inform social data research all-Russian center for the study of the opinions of a large number of citizens (VTSIOM), available Last news .


According to the survey, two-thirds of our citizens (65%) believe that in the interests of Russia today "freeze" with weapons of the conflict in South-Eastern Ukraine, though concessions and financial losses. The fact that Russia stands in the position of "war to the bitter end," sure, only 17% of the participants in social studies (among supporters of non-parliamentary parties - 29%).

Against the introduction of Russian troops in Ukraine to stop there fighting voted 67% of respondents, equally young and older citizens (68%), and residents of both cities (63%) and small cities (64%). The opposite opinion is shared by only 20% otpisanih.

The share of those who believe that Russia should recognize LNR and DND, increased from 13% in April last year to 29% in January (23% in November). Take the Donbass in Russia today agree 16% of Russia's citizens, while in November about this have said 11%. Another 12% of the participants in social research has made an offer to help the republics to make wider autonomy, remaining from Ukraine.

Still a small proportion of those who advocated the restoration of the observations of the Kyiv authorities over these territories. So, only 2% of respondents believe that the Russian side should help (4% in April and 3% in October of the previous year).

in explaining these data, General VTSIOM Director Valery Fyodorov explained that strengthening the sympathies of the citizens of Russia To DND and LNR and loss of confidence in Kiev contributed largely to the failure of the peace plan to resolve the conflict.

"Unfortunately, the events of the last 2 months showed that the Minsk peace process failed. Hope that Ukraine will agree to "freeze" the conflict in the South-East were not justified

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