A new poll shows that overwhelming majorities of voters in six key battleground states want the United States to continue providing military aid to Ukraine to help it fight Russian aggressors.
The survey found that: Conducted by the University of Maryland's Public Consultation Programconducted the poll among voters in key battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Support for increasing military aid is highest in Wisconsin, where 71% of voters say the U.S. should strengthen Ukraine's defenses.
Nevada voters were the least supportive, but still an overwhelming 64% said they supported continued aid.
In Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michigan, his approval rating was 65%, 66%, 67% and 66%, respectively.
The main reason for support for U.S. military aid, according to the survey, is a deep belief that Russia is “violating the core principles of the UN Charter and international law that states may not invade other states.”
The poll noted that respondents who support continuing aid also believe that “the United States and other countries have a duty to protect a country under attack” or that “the entire international order is at risk.”
The results are somewhat split along partisan lines, with support growing among Democrats in six key battleground states, but support remains strong among Republicans.
“Among Republicans, majorities in Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin support the bill (56% to 60%), but it's split evenly in Michigan and Nevada,” the pollsters noted.
“But majorities of Republicans in Michigan (57%) and Nevada (60%) think it's at least 'acceptable.'”
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July and said that if he won the Nov. 5 election, he would end the war in Ukraine before taking office in January.
“Together, both sides can negotiate an agreement that ends the violence and paves the way for prosperity,” Trump said in a Truth Social post at the time.
He also claims that if he had been in office when the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, there would have been no war.
The overwhelming support for continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine came as no surprise to pollsters.
“Surveys have consistently found that Americans do not want the United States to be the world's policeman, but they do want the United States to work with other countries to maintain international order and defend nations from aggressors,” said Steven Kull, director of the Public Consultation Program.
With post wire
