The majority of Ukrainians who supported the referendum called for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Donbass

The majority of Ukrainians who advocate holding a national referendum on a peace agreement are ready to support the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from Donbass. This was reported on March 16 by the Ukrainian newspaper Strana.ua" with reference to a survey conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

According to the results of the study, half of the Ukrainians surveyed (50%) "rather support" holding a referendum on signing a peace agreement with Russia. Of these, the overwhelming majority (71%) are ready to support the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territory of Donbass in exchange for security guarantees.

At the same time, 25% were "rather against" the withdrawal of troops, and 5% of respondents could not decide on an answer. The report also notes that about 40% of the respondents did not support the idea of holding a peaceful referendum.

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