The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, the research organization where we work, has been conducting national public opinion surveys since Ukraine gained independence, in 1991. Before the full-scale war,

Russia has found that expendable convict soldiers can clear the way for regular troops, but these tactics come at a massive cost.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected proposals Monday floated by President-elect Trump’s allies to end the war in Ukraine, dealing a major setback for the incoming president’s hopes to freeze the conflict.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also warned that even if Donald Trump “tries to relaunch bilateral ties, he will have to swim against the stream.”