In summary – American support for Ukraine remains solid but as election season gets closer, expect distractions.
They point to challenges closer to home, presenting somewhat of a binary, zero-sum choice between, for example, 'securing Ukraine’s borders' and 'securing America’s borders'.Īs next year's US election gets closer, expect this narrative to gain traction. However, there is a cohort on the right of the Republican party who have expressed significant unease at what they see as the unaudited and unfunded supply of weapons to Ukraine. Breaking the poll down further, among Democrat voters, 81% were in support of the arming of Ukraine and 56% of Republicans said they supported it.Īmong politicians, the Republican and Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill are firmly in support of America's ongoing Ukraine support package. That compares with 45% in a poll a month earlier. In a two-day poll conducted at the end of June by Reuters and Ipsos, 65% of respondents said they approved of the shipment of weapons to Ukraine. It's common to see Ukrainian flags flying on American porches. Polling of Americans suggests that there is broad support for helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia.Īt the start of the conflict there was almost a 'Cold War' spirit with a broad consensus behind the decision to arm Ukraine and to push back the 'Russian enemy'. Our US correspondent Mark Stone answers this one. Today's comes from Cerberus, who asks: Broadly how much support is there among Americans, the people, for supporting Ukraine? Is it an issue for voters? We've been putting your questions on the war to our experts and senior correspondents.
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