Americans' willingness to “pay the price” for supporting Ukraine remains high.
Americans support the idea of helping Ukraine< /strong> even though it will have to be “paid for” by rising inflation and high energy prices, according to the results of a survey conducted by specialists of the Brookings Institution.
In May, a survey by the University of Maryland revealed a decrease in the willingness of the American public to pay the price for supporting Ukraine. A new survey by the Brookings Institute shows that the drop in support for Ukraine among Americans in May did not become a trend — and the actually expressed willingness of the US population to pay the price for assistance to Kyiv has increased since May, although it remains lower than it was in March.
Key findings of the new survey
In the June survey, 62% of respondents said they were willing to put up with higher energy costs, up from 59% in May, but down from 73% in March. Similarly, 58% said they were ready for inflation to rise, up from 52% in May, but also down from 65% in March. Americans' readiness for the loss of American troops remains low – 32%.
There are significant differences between Democrats and Republicans in their willingness to pay a price for supporting Ukraine, and the gap between them is slowly growing, with Democrats in particular expressing a greater willingness to support Kyiv.
While 78% of Democrats are willing to face rising energy prices, only 44% of Republicans share the same view. 72% of Democrats are willing to tolerate higher inflation, but only 39% of Republicans say the same.
The gap in willingness to pay higher energy prices between Democrats and Republicans widened from 30 percentage points in March to 32 percentage points in May and 34 in June. Similarly, on willingness to tolerate rising inflation, the gap widened from 28 percentage points in March to 31 percentage points in May and 34 in June. Among Republicans, 22% are willing to risk the lives of American soldiers, compared to 37% of Democrats.
Although the administration of US President Joe Biden opposed the introduction of a no-fly zone over Ukraine, the American public supports the idea, despite concerns about a confrontation with Russia.
Support for the introduction of a no-fly zone over Ukraine increased from 56% in March to 59% in May and 65% in June. This trend has crossed party lines: more and more Republicans and Democrats support “closing the skies” over Ukraine if the war continues.
According to an experiment conducted by sociologists in a May poll, respondents in the US are more reluctant to support the idea of closing the skies over Ukraine when they are informed of a potential direct conflict with Russia as a result of such a decision, but more supportive when the corresponding risk is not taken into account.
Few Americans believe that Russia will win the war, analysts say. The survey shows that respondents who believe that the Russian Federation will be defeated are more willing to pay a price for supporting Ukraine than those who say that the Kremlin will succeed.
Evaluating the overall course of the war, 27 percent of respondents believe that Ukraine is winning, only 20 percent see Russia as the winner.
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The survey of 2,208 respondents was conducted by Nielsen-Scarborough on June 22-28 with an error of +/- 2.09%.
Increasing the level of support for the idea of helping Ukraine is a positive trend for American President Joe Biden, as his administration has made a lot of efforts to support Kyiv, analysts note.
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