KYIV, Dec 18 – The share of Ukrainians who trust the Verkhovna Rada decreased from 35% in December 2022 to 15%, and the share of those who do not trust it increased from 34% to 61%, according to the results of a study conducted from November 29 to December 9 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

Trust in the government fell from 52% to 26%, while distrust grew from 19% to 44%.

There is also a downward trend in trust in President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but he retains predominant trust among the Ukrainian public: now 62% trust the president, 18% do not trust him; in December 2022, 84% trusted, 5% did not trust.