This co-operation agreement is made between the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) and the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the Universty of Essex, UK.

As institutions comitted to high-quality research for the purpose of informing society and driving positive change, KIIS and ISER hereby agree to provide mutual support and to seek opportunities for collaboration. We have already experienced successful co-operation in the past (specifically, in the context of exit polling at the

Ukrainian parliamentary elections of 2012). In current circumstances, we recognise that the relationship between our institutions is imbalanced, but we hope that this may change in due course.

Activities falling within the remit of this agreement may include, but not be limited

to:

• · inviting members of the other institution to attend seminars and conferences

without charge;

• · hosting research visits by members of the other institution;
• · providing advice, comment, or quality assurance, as appropriate;
• · collaborating on funding applications or other joint activities of mutual benefit.

This co-operation agreement will remain in force for an initial period of five years

from the date of signature, unless terminated by mutual agreement.

Dear friends and colleagues,

Kiev International Institute of Sociology has resumed its work and returned to conducting research to provide the society with quality and reliable information.

We are open to your requests for telephone or online surveys, focus group discussions, or in-depth interviews. We can also conduct surveys in the face-to-face mode in some regions and settlements.

We have restored the telephone Omnibus; all up-to-date information about the cost and schedule of the next round is available here on our website.

Contact us with your needs in information, and we will suggest the best and most affordable ways to collect it.

Contacts:

Natalia Kharchenko <nat.kharchenko@gmail.com>, 050 43 000 63

Victoria Zakhozha <victoria@kiis.com.ua>, 050 650 3935

We wish peace and security to all of you!

KIIS team

Volodymyr Paniotto, Director General of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, explains the difference between the attitude of Ukrainians and Russians to the Victory Day, and reflects on how the war is changing the views of compatriots.

On May 8 and 9, Ukraine will mark the anniversary of the Second World War, the memory of which will be significantly transformed under the influence of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war. Meanwhile, Ukrainian society is debating which awards should be given, and one of the bills submitted to the Verkhovna Rada proposes to make May 9 Europe Day, depriving it of the status of Victory Day and the day off.

About 80% of Russians support the war against Ukraine, which the Kremlin calls a "special operation." Such moods there are easily combined with public statements about "brotherly nations ".

Evidence of high support for the "special operation" is provided by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Research (ACPOR). This is a state structure that obviously works in the interests of the Kremlin.

However, independent analytical centers give a similar picture of Russian moods. For example, the “Levada Center” in its March poll shows that only 14% of Russians do not support the actions of Russian troops in Ukraine. On the other hand, 81% of respondents fully or partially support the invasion of the neighboring country.

In addition, a new poll shows that almost 60% of Russian citizens have a negative attitude towards Ukraine.

For many years, similar researches were conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) in partnership with the “Levada Center”. Its leader, Volodymyr Paniotto, says a poll has not yet been conducted this year because of the war.

In an interview with BBC News Ukraine, he also told why even sociologists in Russia support the war, and how the bloody confrontation will change the political landscape of both countries.