Almost half of Americans view US aid to Ukraine as either supportive or insufficient — poll
About half of Americans believe that the United States has provided an adequate (29% of respondents) or insufficient (18%) level of support for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Pew Research Center revealed on Dec. 8.
These findings are based on a survey conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 2023, among 5,203 members of the Center’s nationally representative American Trends Panel.
However, about three in ten Americans (31%) still feel that the United States is providing too much aid to Ukraine.
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The share of Americans who believe that the United States is too strongly supporting Ukraine has been steadily increasing throughout the war, especially among Republicans.
A total of 48% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say the United States is giving too much aid to Ukraine. In June, 44% of respondents expressed this opinion. The center notes that this share is currently significantly higher than at previous stages of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Only 16% of Democrats in the United States believe that the current level of U.S. aid is excessive. Around four in ten Democrats (39%) say the United States is providing the right amount of aid, while around a quarter (24%) say the United States is not providing enough assistance.
The Pew Research Center says that recently, divisions between parties regarding aid to Ukraine have grown wider.
Republicans were only 4% more likely than Democrats to say the United States was providing too much aid to Ukraine (9% vs. 5%) in the first weeks of the war. Today, Republicans are 32% likely to say this.
It is also reported that public attention to the Russian-Ukrainian war has changed little in recent months.
Six in ten Americans, including similar shares of Republicans (62%) and Democrats (61%), say they follow news about the invasion at least somewhat closely.
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A third of Americans say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a major threat to U.S. interests, while another 34% believe it is a "minor threat," and 10% do not see it as a threat to the country at all. This opinion is more supported by Democrats (40% vs. 27% of Republicans).
Around four in ten U.S. adults (39%) say they approve of the Biden administration’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while a similar share (41%) disapprove. The rest say they are not sure.
Disapproval of the administration’s response has increased slightly (from 35% to 41%) since June, the survey says.
At the same time, most Democrats support Biden's reaction to Russian aggression.
A majority of Democrats (59%) approve of the administration’s response, while 22% disapprove. In contrast, a slightly larger majority of Republicans (63%) disapprove of the administration’s response, while 21% approve.
United States aid to Ukraine:
The Biden Administration urged Congress on the need to approve tens of billions of dollars for military and economic aid to Ukraine on Dec. 4.
Democrats in the U.S. Senate introduced a $111 billion national security package, including aid to Ukraine and Israel, as well as funding for security for the southern border on Dec. 6.
However, the bill was blocked in a procedural vote by Republicans on Dec. 7.
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