2/27/2025 — Zelenskyy’s post-war political future: What do Ukrainians think?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS)

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦

Ukrainians’ views on whether President Zelenskyy should remain in politics after the war with Russia, according to a Socis poll for February 2025, available to NV on Feb. 26.

A survey conducted from February 3-9, 2025, shows that 41.3% of respondents believe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should decide for himself whether to stay in politics. 

Meanwhile, 39.2% think he should leave politics after the war, while 15.1% say he should remain.

The survey, which used face-to-face interviews with tablets (CAPI), included 2,000 respondents over the age of 18 in government-controlled areas of Ukraine.

Kallas dismisses Trump’s ‘dictator’ claims about Zelenskyy

On Feb. 18, former U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Zelenskyy’s approval rating had dropped to 4% and called for elections in Ukraine. 

The following day, the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) reported that trust in Zelenskyy was at 57%.

On Feb. 19, Zelenskyy responded to Trump’s comments, calling them disinformation. Trump later labeled Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections” and accused him of “dragging the United States into war.”

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