Report: Americans Largely Split on Support for Ukraine Aid
Americans are split about whether the United States should continue to send more aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, despite Congress recently passing a bill to do so, a new poll found.
The survey, conducted by YouGov, found that 28 percent of Americans support increasing aid for Ukraine, but 29 percent say the US should decrease aid. Twenty-six percent think it should remain at the same level.The number of Americans who support increasing aid to Ukraine topped at 31 percent in September 2022 and has since fluctuated. It hit an all-time low this past September, when only 18 percent of Americans supported increasing aid.The number of Americans who support decreasing aid to Ukraine rose to 33 percent in October, shortly after the Israel-Hamas war broke out, but the lowest it has been was 24 percent in October 2022.
The survey found that Democrats were three times more likely than Republicans to favor increasing military aid to Ukraine. Forty-eight percent of Democratic respondents supported increasing aid, while just 10 percent support decreasing aid. Sixteen percent of Republicans supported increasing aid, and 43 percent said they want to decrease the spending.Congress just passed a badly needed foreign aid package for Ukraine that gives the country $61 billion to continue its battle against Russia. The package was held up for months as Republican lawmakers battled among themselves about sending aid abroad without addressing the immigration crisis at the border.The survey mirrors another that recently found Americans are divided over the entire foreign aid bill itself, not only the spending focused on Ukraine. The survey found that 43 percent supported the overall bill, while 35 percent opposed it.
The United States announced Friday an additional $6 billion aid package for Ukraine to purchase American military hardware, including new Patriot missiles.Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Washington will provide Ukraine with the long-term military aid package – the largest so far – to purchase new military hardware directly from American defense companies.“This is the largest security assistance package that we’ve committed to date. It will include critical interceptors for Ukraine’s Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems, more counter-drone systems and support equipment, significant amounts of artillery ammunition, and air-to-ground munitions and maintenance and sustainment support,” he added.The newly-announced package is the second this week, following another worth up to $1 billion that was announced on Wednesday, which featured items that will be drawn from US stocks. However, the $6 billion aid package will be secured from the defense industry, meaning that it will take longer to arrive on the battlefield.In the past several months, Ukraine has repeatedly asked for more air defenses from its Western allies, particularly the US, as it struggles to hold back Russian advances.#Russia#Ukraine#US
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