Americans' confidence in aid to Ukraine declines

According to RT , Americans are feeling "sour" about aid to Ukraine, as evidenced by the significant drop in support for it among both Republicans and Democrats since Kiev began its counter-offensive in June.

The results of a Reuters/Ipsos survey released on October 5 (local time) showed that only 41% of respondents agreed that the US government "should provide weapons to Ukraine", while 35% said "disagree" and the rest were "unsure".

The figures mark a sharp decline from a previous Reuters poll conducted in June, which found 65 percent of respondents supported continuing to arm Ukraine.

According to Sputnik, contrary to the appearance of the Democratic Party being more vocal in its support for arms aid to Ukraine, support seems to be waning within the party. Although 52% of respondents said they still supported military aid in the latest poll, this figure is down sharply from the 81% recorded in June, around the time Ukrainian forces began a major counterattack.

Meanwhile, among Republicans, only about 35% of respondents said they supported aid to Ukraine in the new survey, down from 56% in June.

A shipment of artillery shells for Ukraine is prepared at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, USA. (Photo: AP)

Continued aid to Kiev has become a political flashpoint in Congress as lawmakers battle over a long-term spending package to avert a government shutdown before Nov. 17. The stopgap measure was originally expected to include billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, but Republicans successfully pushed to remove that funding from the legislation.

Despite assurances from the Pentagon that the federal budget crisis will not affect US aid to Ukraine, senior administration officials have indicated otherwise, sounding the alarm about the potential “loss of support” to Kiev in the event of a government shutdown.

“As Congress works through various mechanisms and procedures, we cannot under any circumstances allow US support to Ukraine to be interrupted. Even a short delay can make a difference on the battlefield,” a State Department spokesperson said on October 4.

US President Joe Biden revealed that officials are looking for “workarounds” to maintain the flow of aid to Ukraine if lawmakers fail to reach a deal by the November deadline.

The head of the White House said he would make a speech to Congress to explain why it is necessary to continue helping Kiev, emphasizing that Ukraine's success is completely beneficial to US interests.

The US has provided more than $45 billion in direct military aid to Ukraine since the conflict with Russia escalated in February 2022, including tanks, artillery, air defense systems, drones and ammunition.

Moscow has repeatedly condemned the West's transfer of weapons to Ukraine, saying it will have no effect and will only prolong the war.

Commenting on the budget "stalemate" in the US, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the disagreement was only a "temporary phenomenon", implying that Washington will continue to be deeply involved in the conflict in the future.

Hua Yu (Source: russian.rt.com)

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