An illegal and brutal invasion
”, Letters, July 18th) makes claims that recent public opinion polling in Ukraine shows a majority in favour of making peace with Putin’s Russia. However, studies, for example by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a recent Gallup poll, show the reverse, that most Ukrainians still think their country is capable of continuing its resistance to the illegal, brutal invasion by Russia, and that there is overwhelming support for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Dr Bassett argues that a “negotiated” peace, probably necessitating the ceding of all territory conquered by Russia , is urgent and that Ukraine has no hope of winning a continued war without direct intervention by Nato troops on the ground. He ignores the fact that military aid by Nato and the West has been insufficient to give Ukraine a reasonable chance of success.
Ukrainians have good reason to fear any deal where Russia can hang onto territory seized. The Minsk Protocol, forced on Ukraine by Russia after it had invaded the Donbas in 2014, was, despite being overseen by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and mediated by the French and German governments, quickly broken by Russia which continued its aggressive incursions, breaking a second agreement, Minsk II, and ultimately culminating in full-scale invasion.
The National Survey of Ukraine carried out by polling Ukrainians in Ukraine by the International Republican Institute, published on its website on April 4th, 2024, doesn’t ask about favouring peace negotiations. However, it states that 96 per cent of respondents approve or strongly approve of the activities of the armed forces of Ukraine and 76 per cent have donated money to the armed forces during the last three months.
I believe that these surveys underscore the continuing strong desire of Ukrainians to keep fighting for their country.
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