Ukrainians' attitude to the Church is deteriorating, - KIIS

This is evidenced by the results of the survey held by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

Trust in the President of Ukraine and trust in volunteers come next. In December 2021, 27% trusted the President (and the balance was negative -23%, That is, more people did not trust than those who did), but over the year, the indicator increased to 84%, and the balance is now +80%. In the case of volunteers, trust increased from 68% to 84%, and the balance improved from +57% to +81%.

There is a significant improvement in trust in the other two law enforcement agencies on the list: trust in the SBU increased from 29% to 63% (the balance increased from -7% to +54%), and in the National Police – from 30% to 58% (the balance increased from -14% to +45%).

The perception of the government and the Verkhovna Rada has also significantly improved. Trust in the government increased from 14% to 52% (the balance sheet increased from -46% to +33%). In the case of the Parliament, although the overall confidence indicators are not high, there is also a significant increase in confidence: from 11% to 35%, and the balance sheet increased from -56% to +2%.

There is a slight deterioration in attitudes towards the Church: the share of those who trust the Church has decreased from 51% to 44%, while the balance has decreased from +27% to +22%.

Also, according to the survey results, Ukrainians began to trust ordinary people in their locality more – the trust indicator increased from 63% to 71%, and the balance improved from 52% to 62%.