(The Center Square) – A growing number of Americans favor a swift end to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, even if it means Ukraine giving up some of its territory, according to surveys.
A Gallup poll shows that 68% of U.S. adults say neither Russia nor Ukraine is currently winning the war, while 37% of Americans say the U.S. is doing too much to help Ukraine.
Gallup conducted the poll from Dec. 4-15.
This sentiment shows a shift in public opinion as the conflict reaches its third year, and the impact of the human and economic costs raises more concerns.
Since the war began, Congress has appropriated $174.2 billion through the five Ukraine supplemental appropriation acts enacted FY 2022 through FY 2024, according to the Oversight of the U.S. Ukraine Response.
The Gallup poll found that 48% of U.S. respondents support the U.S. in helping Ukraine reclaim lost territory, slipping below a majority level for the first time since Gallup has measured Americans’ preferences for involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war since 2022.
Despite the growing desire for a quick resolution, a majority of Americans continue to support Ukraine.
Republicans take the lead among those who support ending the war as quickly as possible, with the poll showing 74% of Republicans compared to the 30% of Democrats who want a speedy conclusion.
President Joe Biden’s administration has maintained a supportive stance for Ukraine, with Biden stating in 2022, “for as long as it takes,” emphasizing the importance of upholding international law and condemning aggression.
Now, nearly three years after the start of the war, the new administration will face more than one conversation about a ceasefire. However, President-elect Donald Trump posted on social media previously that ” Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness,” urging an immediate ceasefire and negotiations to begin.
The Ukrainian army is gradually losing ground as Russian troops continue to advance, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, while speaking at the annual end-of-year conference.
Putin said he was “ready” to meet with Trump for peace talks on Ukraine.
As long as it doesn’t involve us spending BILLIONS MORE, i am all for a swift end.
Trump and a few European powerful nations need to tell the Russian people that Putin’s behavior has cost they and their Ukrainian brothers enough in lives and national treasure, where mindless land for lives has become a bottomless put of human despair. Putin is the origin of the problem and Putin has to go. Britain, France, Poland and even the USA should tell Putin to remove his troops to the pre-2014 borders of Russian or we will remove them for him, assuring the Russian people that this is our only goal of restoring the boundaries guaranteed in the USA, Russian, UK, signed treaty where Ukraine surrendered their nukes for land guarantees that Putin broke in 2014 when he took the Crimea and elsewhere. They should be warned that if we have to go in that some land that legitimately belongs to Russia make be temporarily taken and occupied but once Ukraine is reconstructed to 2014 borders will be with-drawn, and that unlike Putin there is no desire to take land that legitimately belongs to the Russians and no European nation desires to grow the Ukraine in size even one cubic inch. Mutual peace and prosperity is all that is desired and cannot occur if Putin Remains. It’s time the blame be placed where it belongs,,,,on one insane power hungry moron whose puny life means nothing compared to the almost 1 million dead soldiers placed on the other side of the scales of human justice nor a hundred million nuked Russian civilians he might take with him when he goes.
The Ukraine has been and still is corrupt, Zelensky cries for more money everyday! The country claims to be a Democratic country, which it is not. no audit of the funds they receive.
Since the war began, Congress has appropriated $174.2 billion through the five Ukraine supplemental appropriation acts enacted FY 2022 through FY 2024, according to the Oversight of the U.S. Ukraine Response.
Congress and Senators, WAKE UP!, End the flow of OUR taxpayer’s dollars to protect Ukraine’s Borders. Time to focus on The USA borders and problems. Can anyone in the government tell us how much the other Nato Countries have given to the Ukraine.
America, we have been FLEECED, again.
Any further money for Ukraine should be in marked bills. Then watch Biden’s bank account to see how long it takes to find it’s way home.
I doubt they pay in actual cash. MORE like money transfers..
The Ayatollahs got their funding that way.