With the Russian army relentlessly seizing more territory while mounting casualties, power outages, and aggressive conscription tactics make life miserable for everyone, half of Ukrainians have had enough: They now want their government to pursue a deal that ends the war as soon as possible.

According to the latest Gallup polls, 52% of Ukrainians agreed with the statement "Ukraine should seek to negotiate an ending to the war as soon as possible." That's substantially more than the 38% who said the country should "continue fighting until it wins the war." These are huge shifts in sentiment from polls taken in 2022. Then, 73% of Ukrainians were gung-ho about fighting to victory, while only 22% were eager for a speedy, negotiated end to the conflict.