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Chart: Trump’s Claim That Zelensky Has 4% Support Is Far Off | Statista

Chart: Trump’s Claim That Zelensky Has 4% Support Is Far Off | Statista

Feb 19, 2025
Data released by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) shows that while Zelensky’s support base has decreased since early 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, it is still far higher than Trump’s claim of four percent. In a poll conducted between February 4-9, 57 percent of adults said they trusted Zelensky, while 37 percent of respondents said that they do not and six percent said it was hard to say.
Zelenskyy’s approval rating grows to 57%, debunking Trump’s 4% support claim | Euronews

Zelenskyy’s approval rating grows to 57%, debunking Trump’s 4% support claim | Euronews

Feb 19, 2025
Despite the US president’s claims of low support, Zelenskyy’s approval rating reached 57% in February – higher than Trump’s own.
Fact Check: Does Zelensky Have a 4% Approval Rating?

Fact Check: Does Zelensky Have a 4% Approval Rating?

Feb 19, 2025
There is no credible poll in Ukraine that shows Zelensky with an approval rating in the single digits. Surveys consistently show him in the 50-60 percent approval range, down from the 75-90 percent marks he was getting earlier in the war. February’s KIIS poll showed 57 percent of Ukrainians trust Zelensky, which is a higher level of support than President Trump has received in recent polls from Gallup (48 percent) and YouGov (47 percent).

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Video dates back to 2017 post about Estonian railway repairs, unrelated to EU sanctioning Russia

A video of a railway track being removed has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it circulated in posts that claim it shows Lithuania cutting off transit with a Russian exclave after the EU sanctioned certain goods in response to Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in 2022. Although Lithuania did follow the EU sanctions in blocking certain goods to Kaliningrad, the video has been shared in a false context. It was uploaded in a 2017 post about railway repairs in Estonia, years before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Keyword searches found no official reports about Lithuania removing the railway track.
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Fake: Kharkiv Region Wants to Join Russia

Kharkiv regional authorities have never expressed a desire for the region to become part of Russia, contrary to Russian occupying official’s claims. Appointed by the Russian authorities as the so-called “head of the temporary civil administration of Kharkiv province,” Vitaly Ganchev is accused of treason and collaboration by Ukraine. A recent poll by the reputable Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that 82% of Ukrainians living under temporary Russian occupation, have a negative attitude towards Russia, and 77% believe that under no circumstances should Ukraine cede any territory.

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