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Just 7 percent of Ukrainians approve of US leadership: Gallup
Key takeaways
- The survey, which Gallup conducted in April and released on Tuesday, found Ukrainians approval of American leadership fell 9 percentage points from 2025 to 2026.
- Polling on the matter has flipped on its head since 2022, the year Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- That year, two-thirds of Ukrainian respondents told Gallup they approved of U.S.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The survey, which Gallup conducted in April and released on Tuesday, found Ukrainians approval of American leadership fell 9 percentage points from 2025 to 2026. Nearly 8 in 10 Ukrainians, meanwhile, disapproved of U.S. leadership.
Polling on the matter has flipped on its head since 2022, the year Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
That year, two-thirds of Ukrainian respondents told Gallup they approved of U.S. leadership, while 16 percent disapproved — responses that came as former President Biden and European leaders united in backing Ukraine militarily and imposing economic sanctions on Russia.
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