Europeans firmly back Ukraine as war with Russia completes one year
ISTANBUL (AA) – EU residents remain in favor of Ukraine, as 91% approve providing humanitarian support to Kyiv, a Eurobarometer survey said just a day before Russia’s war marks its first year.
The survey found that 91% of respondents agree with the provision of humanitarian support to Ukraine, while 88% are in favor of the EU hosting people fleeing the war.
Some 77% of those surveyed agreed that Ukraine should receive financial aid, while 74% favored economic sanctions against the Russian government, its businesses, and its people.
The majority of Europeans — 65% — are still in favor of the EU financing and supplying arms to Ukraine, with 67 agreeing with the prohibition of Russian state-owned media outlets.
Most Europeans, 56%, are pleased with how the EU handled the Russian war in Ukraine.