American support for the Ukrainians' fight against Russian invasion is declining, and most adults believe that US financial assistance to Kyiv should be time-limited.
This is evidenced by the results of a new sociological study conducted by Gallup.
As winter approaches, US citizens' views on Russia's war against Ukraine have changed, and part of the American public now believes that Washington is doing too much to help Kyiv.
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Should we help Ukraine too much or too little?
Regarding support for Ukraine, 41% of Americans overall think the US is doing too much, up from 24% in August 2022 and 29% in June 2023. 33%, up from 43% in June, believe the US is doing enough, while 25% believe it is not doing enough.
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Split within the US Congress over military action
Both Republicans (62%) and unaffiliated Americans (44%) are increasingly more likely to believe the U.S. is doing too much to support Ukraine than when Gallup began asking the question in August 2022.
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End the war or wage a long one?
Another key question that has loomed over the conflict since its inception is how it will end. In August 2022, a majority of Americans (66%) believed that the United States should support Ukraine in regaining its former territories, even if this would lead to a protracted conflict. This view has now weakened, but not completely changed: 54% of Americans hold this view.
43% now favor the US trying to help end the war quickly, even if it means Ukraine cedes territory to Russia.
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The question of “staying the course”
There has been a significant partisan shift on how to end the war, with a majority of Republicans (55%) now preferring to end the conflict as soon as possible. Nonpartisan Americans have also changed markedly on this issue and are now evenly divided between those who support a protracted conflict in which Ukraine regains all its lost territory and those who would like to see the war end as quickly as possible.
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Democrats still advocate helping Ukraine regain its lost territories.
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Financial assistance and its limits
While European countries are contributing to the military effort in Ukraine, the United States is providing the lion's share of support, which has become a hot political topic with some congressional leaders calling to limit funds to Kiev.
Today, 61% of Americans believe that the financial assistance Ukraine receives from Washington should be limited, with more than eight in 10 Republicans sharing this view.
37% of Americans, including 65% of Democrats, believe the United States should continue to provide assistance as long as Ukraine requests it.
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Who wins the war?
And finally, the question Gallup began asking in June of this year: Who, if anyone, would win the war?
Today, 64% of Americans believe neither side is winning, up 7% from the summer when the world expected a Ukrainian counteroffensive that was stalled by Russia's entrenchment in the Donbass.
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Interestingly, the view that neither side is currently winning the war is the only issue about the war that shows at least some consistency across party affiliations: there is virtually no difference between Democrats, party independents, and Republicans.
However, Democrats are much more likely than Republicans and independents to believe that Ukraine, not Russia, is winning.
