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Most Ukrainians do not have a strong opinion about Uzbekistan, according to the results of a nationwide sociological survey conducted by Active Group in collaboration with the Experts Club analytical center in April 2025.

According to the survey, 63.4% of respondents chose a neutral position towards this country. 21.7% of Ukrainians are positively disposed, including 16.3% who are mostly positive and 5.4% who are completely positive. At the same time, 9.3% of respondents have a negative attitude: 7.9% are mostly negative, and 1.5% are completely negative. Another 5.6% of Ukrainians were unable to decide on an answer.

“Ukrainians mostly perceive Uzbekistan without strong emotions, which is typical for countries with which there are no close political or informational ties. At the same time, part of the population sees positive aspects in interaction with this country,” notes Maksim Urakin, candidate of economic sciences and founder of the Experts Club information and analytical center.

The presentation of the study is available at the link.

Ukrainians demonstrate a restrained and divided attitude towards Turkmenistan. This is evidenced by the results of a nationwide sociological survey conducted by Active Group in cooperation with the Experts Club analytical center in April 2025.

According to the survey, 61.3% of Ukrainians said they had a neutral attitude toward this Central Asian country. Those with a positive attitude (16.3%) and a negative attitude (16.4%) were almost equally divided. In particular, 10.8% of respondents consider it mostly positive, and 5.4% consider it completely positive. On the other hand, 13.3% of respondents expressed a mostly negative attitude, and 3.2% — completely negative.

Another 6% were unable to give a definite answer.

“Attitudes toward Turkmenistan in Ukraine are in a ‘gray zone’ — citizens generally do not have deep knowledge about this country. That is why we are seeing such a high level of neutrality and very limited emotional polarization,” commented Maksim Urakin, founder of the Experts Club analytical center.

The presentation of the study is available at the link.

Ukrainians mostly do not have a clearly defined attitude towards Tajikistan. These are the results of a nationwide survey conducted by Active Group in cooperation with the Experts Club think tank in April 2025.

According to the data, 66.4% of respondents rated their attitude towards Tajikistan as neutral. Another 15.5% expressed a positive attitude (10.1% — mostly positive, 5.4% — completely positive).

A negative attitude was recorded among 12.3% of Ukrainians (9.9% mostly negative, 2.4% completely negative). 5.8% of respondents were unable to decide on an answer.

The data obtained indicate limited public information about Tajikistan, as well as the absence of strong emotional or political triggers in relations between the countries.

The presentation of the study is available at the link.

Most Ukrainians currently do not have a clearly defined attitude towards Kyrgyzstan. This is evidenced by the results of a nationwide sociological survey conducted by Active Group and the Experts Club analytical center in April 2025.

According to the survey, 64.3% of respondents said their attitude toward Kyrgyzstan was neutral. Only 21.3% of Ukrainians said they had a positive attitude (15.0% — mostly positive, 6.4% — completely positive).

A negative opinion was expressed by 9.5% of respondents: in particular, 7.9% said they were mostly negative, and 1.7% said they were completely negative. Another 4.9% of respondents abstained from answering.

Experts note that the high level of neutrality indicates low public awareness of this country and the absence of an active information field.

The presentation of the study is available at the link.

Most Ukrainians have a positive attitude towards Kazakhstan, but a significant proportion of respondents remain neutral. This is evidenced by the results of a sociological survey conducted by Active Group in cooperation with the Experts Club analytical center in April 2025.

According to the survey, 45.8% of respondents have a positive attitude toward Kazakhstan: 34.2% are mostly positive, and 11.6% are completely positive. At the same time, 47.3% of respondents took a neutral position.

Only 3.9% expressed a negative attitude (in particular, 3.0% mostly negative and 0.9% completely negative). Another 3.0% of respondents abstained from answering.

Analysts explain the results by Kazakhstan’s stable image as a partner country with which Ukrainians do not associate conflict narratives. At the same time, the high level of neutrality indicates limited communication at the cultural and informational levels.

The presentation of the study is available at the link.

According to the results of a sociological survey conducted by Active Group and the Experts Club information and analytical center in April 2025, Ukrainians’ attitude towards Palestine is predominantly neutral or negative.

Thus, 49.0% of respondents expressed a neutral attitude towards Palestine. On the other hand, 37.2% of respondents expressed a negative opinion (27.1% — mostly negative, 10.1% — completely negative). Only 5.0% of Ukrainians have a positive perception of Palestine, of which 3.4% indicated a mostly positive attitude and 1.7% — completely positive. Another 8.8% were undecided.

“The neutrality and negativity of Ukrainians’ attitudes toward Palestine indicate a lack of clear emotional connection with this country and a prevailing sympathy for Israel in the context of the ongoing regional conflict,” said Maksim Urakin, founder of Experts Club.

The presentation of the study is available at the link.