The maximum opposition of the American people to the continuation of supporting Ukraine
The results of the latest Associated Press poll show that half of the American people believe that their country has provided financial and military support to Ukraine more than usual during the war with Russia. |
According to Fars News Agency International Group, while American lawmakers are still considering sending billions of dollars in line with the federal government’s support to Kiev to counter Russia, nearly half of the people In a survey, this country emphasized that the amount of support provided by the Biden government to Ukraine against Russia was more than usual and it is better to spend this money on domestic needs.
An Associated Press poll shows that the majority of Americans who oppose providing military and financial aid to Ukraine are supporters of the Republican Party, and the level of opposition among conservative lawmakers in Congress over the efforts How serious is Biden about approving a new part of aid to Ukraine? Especially since the majority of them believe that it is better to spend this aid on domestic priorities.
However, the number of opponents of aid to Ukraine is somewhat lower than last month. has decreased, so that the percentage of those who oppose helping Ukraine has reached 45% from 52% in October. It seems that this change is more from Republicans, who now oppose aid to Ukraine by 59%, compared to 69% in October.
Despite the decreasing trend of these figures, the amount of Republicans’ opposition to the continuation of US aid to Ukraine is still high. Some of the participants in this survey stated that America continues to support Ukraine while there are many issues and problems in the field of health care and dealing with the homeless.
The White House has repeatedly pressured American lawmakers to approve the $106 billion emergency spending package proposed by the Biden administration in October. Nearly 61 billion dollars of this package is intended to support Ukraine, and the rest is to support Israel in the war with Hamas and manage the immigration crisis on the southern border of the United States.
Biden’s concern about Ukraine is very intense, and his administration has repeatedly stated that the well of aid to Ukraine is drying up. In such a situation, Lloyd Austin, the US defense minister, in an unannounced trip to Kiev, pledged to continue his support for Ukraine for a long time. A position that was reinforced by other members of the Biden government’s cabinet. However, the US Congress has rejected any attempt to strengthen the White House’s support for this country at least twice in recent months. However, the majority of the representatives of the Senate welcome the continuation of the White House’s support to Ukraine.
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