More Ukrainians Are Ready for Territorial Concessions to Russia, Poll Shows

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Ukrainian soldiers monitor the sky in the Donetsk region on Dec. 10. 

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A new poll shows the share of Ukrainians ready to make territorial concessions to Russia in exchange for peace has almost doubled in the past seven months as the Kremlin’s war on the country nears the two-year mark.

Less than one in five would favor the approach, yet there’s been a “gradual increase” in those prepared for such a move, according to the survey, conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.