The attack launched by US President Donald Trump against Volodimir Zelenski in front of international information networks last Friday at the Oval Office, launched the popularity of the Ukrainian president.

Specifically, according to a poll by the International Institute of Sociology of Kiev (KIIS), Ukrainian leader’s acceptance rate increased by 10%with 67% of respondents expressing confidence in Zelenski’s face in March, compared to 57% a month earlier.

The investigation was conducted from February 14 to March 4 – a difficult time for Zelenski, as Kiev’s relations with the United States, the largest supporter of Ukraine at the military level, came to a crisis after meeting at the Oval Office on 28 February.

Anton Kiis, executive of KIIS, said the poll shows that the Ukrainians were rallied around Zelenski. ‘Ukrainians perceive the rhetoric of the new US government As an attack on the whole of Ukraine and all Ukrainians, “he noted

He added that the Ukrainians want peace, but not a peace that has a very high cost.

“The Ukrainians really want peace, but our results are steadily showing that the overwhelming majority oppose a peace under any terms,” ​​he said.

The poll was conducted in 1,029 people through telephone interviews and the results were similar across the country, although in the east of Ukraine, Zelenski’s popularity is about 60%lower.