Just over half of Americans say U.S. should back Ukraine until Russia
withdraws - Reuters/Ipsos poll
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[August 24, 2022]
By Simon Lewis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After half a year of
war in Ukraine, a slim majority of Americans agree that the United
States should continue to support Kyiv until Russia withdraws all its
forces, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday.
The polling suggests continued support for President Joe Biden's policy
of backing Ukraine, despite economic worries and domestic political
developments grabbing Americans' attention in recent months.
The Biden administration has provided weapons and ammunition for
Ukraine's bid to repel Russian forces and is expected to announce a new
security assistance package of about $3 billion, a U.S. official said,
as Ukraine's marks its Independence Day on Wednesday.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to recapture territory
seized after the Feb. 24 invasion and in earlier incursions beginning in
2014, when Russia annexed Crimea.
Out of 1,005 people in the United States who took part in an online poll
last week, 53% expressed support for backing Ukraine "until all Russian
forces are withdrawn from territory claimed by Ukraine." Only 18% said
they opposed.
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U.S. military aid, including Javelin
anti-tank missiles, delivered as part of the security support
package for Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane at the Boryspil
International Airport outside Kyivv, Ukraine February 10, 2022.
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That support came from both sides of the political divide, although
Democratic voters were more likely to back the position, with 66% of
Democrats in support compared to 51% of Republicans.
A slim majority, 51%, also supported providing arms such as guns and
anti-tank weapons to Ukraine's military, compared with 22% who
opposed.
In previous polls, higher numbers of Americans have backed providing
arms to Ukraine but directly comparable polling was not available.
In line with past polling, there was little support among Americans
from across the political spectrum for sending U.S. troops to
Ukraine. Only 26% said they supported such an intervention, but 43%
agreed with sending U.S. troops to NATO allies neighboring Ukraine
who are not at war with Russia.
The poll has a credibility interval of plus or minus 3.8 percentage
points.
(Reporting by Simon Lewis; Editing by Mary Milliken and Cynthia
Osterman)
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