Ukrainians have sharply begun to trust NATO and the U.S. less

Trust in NATO and the United States in Ukraine has dropped sharply over the past year.

This is shown by the results of a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

It is noted that in December 2024 only a quarter of Ukrainians did not trust the North Atlantic Alliance, but by December 2025 the share of such citizens had risen to 43%.

According to the poll, the proportion of those who do not trust the United States more than doubled—from 24% to 52% in December 2025.

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky, French leader Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a declaration of intent regarding the future deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine. The ceremony took place during a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing.”