What will be the future of Ukraine in 10 years – survey

This is stated in the press release of KMIS.

2023, like the previous 2022, was extremely difficult for Ukraine and Ukrainians. Some expectations and hopes were not fulfilled and by the end of the year pessimistic voices could be seen or heard more often in the public space (both in Ukraine and among Western allies)," the release said.

As noted, compared to the end of 2022, there is indeed an increase in pessimistic sentiments (from 5 per cent to 19 per cent there are more those who believe that in 10 years Ukraine will be a country with a ruined economy and a large outflow of people).

However, the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians (73 per cent) still maintain the belief that in 10 years Ukraine will be a prosperous country within the EU (in October 2022 there were 88 per cent of such people)," the report said.

Among the regions, the East is more pessimistic, where 67% have optimistic views (and 25% share pessimistic views). In other regions, 73-76% are optimistic about the country's future (16-19% are pessimistic).

If we take age into account, younger respondents were slightly more pessimistic. In particular, among respondents aged 18-29, 68% are optimistic about the future of Ukraine in 10 years, while 26% are pessimistic.

The report said that it was natural to expect that after a significant surge, the level of optimism would decline over time. However, given all the trials Ukrainians are going through, the level of optimism is actually kept at a fairly high level.

If we think back to January-February 2022, it looked like the West's farewell ceremony to Ukraine. All objective comparisons were absolutely not in favour of Ukraine and only Ukrainians themselves believed in the possibility to repel the attack. And Ukraine not only withstood, but also managed to liberate a significant part of its territories and get the prospect of European integration," the report said.