{
  "id": 17935301,
  "title": "Most Ukrainians doubt US protection from Russia, see Europe as reliable ally – KIIS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/most-ukrainians-doubt-us-protection-from-russia-see-europe-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:22:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1230291.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A majority of Ukrainians (69%) now believe that Europe provides substantial assistance to Ukraine and desires a fair resolution to the conflict, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) between October 16-29. This figure has increased from 64% in May, reflecting growing confidence in Europe's commitment. Conversely, 25% of respondents still see Europe as fatigued and pressuring Ukraine towards an unfair peace, a perception that has remained unchanged since previous polls. Meanwhile, 61% of Ukrainians doubt the US's willingness to support Ukraine, with this sentiment rising from 56% in May. Only 30% maintain the view that the US remains a dependable ally. When presented with a hypothetical scenario of a ceasefire along the current front lines and security guarantees from the US and Europe, 56% of respondents trust Europe to fulfill its obligations and aid Ukraine in the event of a renewed Russian invasion, while 38% do not. These figures have remained relatively stable compared to the April survey, with a slight uptick in the belief that Europe would provide assistance. In contrast, 54% of Ukrainians believe the US would not aid Ukraine, while 32% think it would. The survey, conducted via computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) across all government-controlled regions of Ukraine, involved a random sample of 1,017 adult respondents. While the formal statistical margin of error for samples with a probability of 0.95 remains within 4% for indicators near 50% and 1.7% for indicators near 5%, wartime conditions introduce certain systematic deviations while preserving overall representativeness.",
  "summary": "A majority of Ukrainians (69%) continue to believe that Europe provides serious assistance to Ukraine and wants the war to end on fair terms, according to the results of a survey conducted on October 16-29 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).",
  "key_points": [
    "69% of Ukrainians believe Europe provides substantial assistance to Ukraine.",
    "25% still see Europe as fatigued and pressuring Ukraine unfairly.",
    "61% doubt US willingness to support Ukraine against Russia."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}