61% of Americans support Ukraine in war and believe Trump sympathises with Russia - poll. INFOGRAPHICS
The majority of American voters say that in the Russian-Ukrainian war, their sympathies are more on the side of Ukraine than Russia. At the same time, almost half believe that President Donald Trump is sympathetic and supportive of Russia.
This is evidenced by a poll by NBC News, Censor.NET reports.
For example, an NBC News poll shows that 49% of registered voters believe that Trump sympathises with Russia in its war against Ukraine, while only 2% support Russia and 61% support Ukraine.
Another 35% said they did not sympathise with either side of the war, and 2% said they were not sure.
When asked which side they thought Trump's sympathies were on, 49% said Russia, 40% said Trump was not sympathetic to either side of the war, and 8% chose Ukraine. Another 3% said they were not sure.
Those whose personal sympathies are more closely tied to Ukraine are more likely to be democrats (88% of them chose Ukraine), independents (59%) and people with higher levels of education and income.
But majorities across several key demographic segments-gender, age, and race-supported Ukraine being invaded by Russia in 2022. Spanish-speaking voters were almost evenly split between Ukraine and "neither side."
The main split is along political lines: Republicans and conservative voters are more likely to say that their sympathies do not lie with either side of the country. Among Republicans, 57% say they do not support either party.
Regarding voters' assessment of Trump's position on Ukraine and Russia, a majority of Democrats, independents, women living in suburbs, and voters of all ages (except 50-64) believe that Trump is more sympathetic to Russia.
Among Republicans, 70% believe that Trump is not sympathetic to any country. Another 14% say Trump is more sympathetic to Russia, and 13% say he is more sympathetic to Ukraine.
Assessment of Zelensky and Putin
In addition, a total of 41 per cent of Americans said they had a positive attitude towards Ukraine, while 28 per cent said they had a negative attitude. By comparison, only 6% of respondents have a positive attitude towards Russia, while 68% have a negative attitude.
A similar trend is observed in attitudes towards the leaders of Ukraine and Russia: 46% of US citizens have a positive attitude towards Volodymyr Zelenskyy and 32% have a negative attitude, while 3% have a positive attitude towards Putin and 84% have a negative attitude.
While Democratic voters' views of Zelenskyy and Ukraine as a whole have remained similar over the past year and a half, Republicans' views have become less favourable.
In November 2023, 37% of Republicans in an NBC News poll had a negative view of Ukraine, while 27% had a positive view. Now, 46% have a negative attitude towards Ukraine, and 19% have a positive attitude.
Also, among Republican Party voters, negative attitudes towards Russia and Putin have slightly decreased, although positive attitudes have not changed significantly, the TV channel notes.
The NBC News poll covered 1,000 registered U.S. voters and was conducted on 7-11 March via telephone interviews and an online survey. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points in both directions.
