The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, the research organization where we work, has been conducting national public opinion surveys since Ukraine gained independence, in 1991. Before the full-scale war,

Russia has found that expendable convict soldiers can clear the way for regular troops, but these tactics come at a massive cost.

Russia’s foreign minister rejected ideas floated by members of the Trump transition team for negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine, casting doubt that the president-elect will be able to negotiate a peace deal in his first 24 hours—as he repeatedly claimed on the campaign trail.