Growing U.S. Divide on How Long to Support Ukraine
Nearly half of Americans (47%) now say Washington should urge Kyiv to settle for peace as soon as possible.
December 5, 2022 | Source: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs | by Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, and Emily Sullivan
At the end of November, the United States authorized its latest assistance package to Ukraine, valued at $400 million to bolster the country’s security and defense in the war against Russia, now beginning its 10th month. A just-completed November 18-20 Chicago Council survey finds that large majorities of Americans continue to support US assistance to Ukraine, both economically and with military equipment. But as the fighting drags into winter, the overall US public is now divided on whether the United States should support Ukraine as long as it takes or if it should urge Kyiv to settle for peace as soon as possible. These findings are updates to findings of a Chicago Council Survey conducted in July.