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The Czech Republic continues to enjoy a high level of positive perception among Ukrainians, although in August 2026 the share of favorable assessments decreased compared to March. 61.3% of respondents view the country positively, 5.1% negatively, while nearly one-third of respondents hold a neutral stance, according to the Experts Club information and analytical center.

According to the results of the August survey, 18.8% of Ukrainians view the Czech Republic entirely positively, and 42.5% view it mostly positively. A neutral stance was chosen by 32.1% of respondents. 4.1% view the country mostly negatively, 1% view it entirely negatively, and another 1.6% were undecided.

The balance of positive and negative assessments stands at plus 56.2 percentage points. This is the highest figure among the Central and Eastern European countries included in the study. Following the Czech Republic in this regional group are Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia.

Compared to the previous wave of the survey, attitudes toward the Czech Republic have deteriorated somewhat. In March 2026, 23.3% of respondents rated the country entirely positively, and 44.1% rated it mostly positively—meaning the total share of positive responses was 67.4%. 28.2% had a neutral attitude, and about 3% had a negative one.

Thus, over the course of five months, the share of positive assessments fell by 6.1 percentage points—from 67.4% to 61.3%. Negative responses increased by approximately 2.1 percentage points, while neutral responses rose by 3.9 percentage points. The balance between positive and negative attitudes decreased from approximately plus 64.4 percentage points to plus 56.2 percentage points.

At the same time, these changes do not indicate a fundamental shift in Ukrainians’ attitudes toward the Czech Republic. Positive assessments outnumber negative ones by more than 12 to 1, and the main shift in responses was toward a neutral stance. The Czech Republic also remains significantly higher than most other countries in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of the balance of public perception.

Maksym Urakin, founder of the Experts Club information and analytical center and a candidate of economic sciences, commenting on the results of a previous study on the Czech Republic, attributed the high level of positive sentiment to the nature of bilateral relations.

“Ukrainians’ positive attitude toward the Czech Republic is explained not only by historical proximity but also by Prague’s active support for Ukraine. At the same time, economic relations between the countries are characterized by a significant imbalance—imports from the Czech Republic substantially exceed exports. This creates opportunities for developing new areas of cooperation, particularly in the fields of high technology, investment projects, and energy,” Urakin noted.

The latest wave of the survey shows that the overall positive image of the Czech Republic among Ukrainians remains, although its intensity has decreased compared to the spring. At the same time, the increase in neutral assessments is more noticeable than the rise in negative ones.

The survey, conducted in August 2026, used self-administered online questionnaires from the SunFlowerSociology panel among 800 Ukrainian citizens aged 18 and older. The previous survey in March also included 800 respondents; the sample was representative by age, gender, and region, and the maximum theoretical margin of error for indicators at the 50% confidence level was ±3.5 percentage points.