Sarah Wilson Sokhey

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Protestors denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov at a rally in Kyiv on July 17, 2026, AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Amid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices and values heard at home

Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder; Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech, and John O’Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder

The defense minister’s firing was the catalyst, but polling suggests Ukrainians are rallying around a broader fight for freedoms and against corruption.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO summit on July 8, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images

We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump – more view him as an enemy than a friend

Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech; John O’Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder, and Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder

Despite holding a low opinion of the US president and his negotiators, most Ukrainians have favorable views toward Americans more generally.

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