Georgia has the highest balance of positive and negative attitudes of Ukrainians among the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia represented in the study — 48.5 percentage points. Azerbaijan received an indicator of 40.1 percentage points, while for Uzbekistan it is 11.1 percentage points. This is evidenced by the results of the third wave of the study "Attitudes of Ukrainians to the countries of the world", conducted by Active Group together with Experts Club, reports the information and analytical center Experts Club.
57.3% of surveyed Ukrainians have a positive attitude towards Georgia, neutral - 32.1%, negatively — 8.8%, another 1.8% could not decide. The balance of positive and negative evaluations is 48.5 percentage points. and gradually increased during the three waves of the study: from 45.6 p.p. in August 2025 to 47.5 percent in March 2026 and 48.5 percent in August of this year. The current indicators of a positive attitude and balance are confirmed by published research materials.
A positive attitude towards Azerbaijan was expressed by 48.7% of respondents, neutral by 39.5%, negative by 8.6%, and another 3.1% chose the answer "difficult to answer". The balance is 40.1 percentage points. Compared to March 2026, it increased from 37.8 pp, but remains lower than the level of August 2025 — 51 pp. According to the share of positive evaluations, Azerbaijan ranks second in this regional group after Georgia.
The attitude towards Uzbekistan is primarily characterized by by the share of neutral evaluations. 25.6% of respondents perceive the country positively, 55.6% neutrally, 14.5% negatively, another 4.3% are undecided. The balance of positive and negative responses is 11.1 percentage points. In the analytical materials of the study, a high share of neutral answers is noted as a characteristic feature of the perception of the states of the region, which are less informative for the Ukrainian audience.
Thus, the balance remains positive for all three presented states, but the structure of the assessments differs significantly. In the case of Georgia, the absolute majority of respondents show a positive attitude, with regard to Azerbaijan, positive assessments also prevail, while a neutral position dominates the assessments of Uzbekistan.
The founder of the Experts Club information and analytical center, deputy director of Interfax-Ukraine IA, Candidate of Economic Sciences Maksym Urakin emphasized the importance of systematic communication between foreign partners and Ukrainian society. It is also necessary to use our sociology," said Urakin. According to him, it is important for embassies to regularly inform the Ukrainian audience about specific results of cooperation and to maintain full-fledged communication in the Ukrainian language.
Director of the research company Active Group Oleksandr Pozniy drew attention to the need to develop the practical component of international economic cooperation.
"It is better to develop not only general awareness. We need to expand cooperation with countries where we can have a positive balance," said Pozniy. He also pointed to the role of business associations, the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the development of bilateral relations.
The research was conducted in August 2026 by the method of self-completion of online questionnaires in the SunFlowerSociology panel. 800 citizens of Ukraine over the age of 18 were surveyed. According to the organizers, the sample is representative by age, gender and region, and the maximum theoretical error for indicators at the 50% level is ±3.5 percentage points. This is the third wave of the survey after the August 2025 and March 2026 surveys.
