Half of Russians Want Putin to End War in Ukraine, Poll Shows
- Survey found 48% back peace talks, highest since war began
- Russian Field poll showed 39% want to continue invasion
A man walks past a billboard depicting portraits of Russian Army officers, reflected in a puddle, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 8.
Photographer: Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images
Almost half of Russians want President Vladimir Putin to open talks to end the war in Ukraine, according to a survey that found they outnumbered those who wanted to keep fighting for the first time.
Some 48% of respondents agreed it was time to negotiate a peace deal, with 39% in favor of pressing on with the war, the Oct. 21-29 telephone poll of 1,611 people by the Russian Field company found. The proportion favoring talks was the highest since the company, which claims to conduct independent polling paid for by crowdfunding, began monitoring attitudes to the war in April last year.