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Support For Ukraine Waning Amongst Republican Voters

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A report from Morning Consult has shown that an increasing number of Republican voters believe that the US is 'doing too much to support Ukraine.'

  • The report follows former President Donald Trump’s the public denouncement of the ~USD$40 billion Ukraine aid package and Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) blockade of the bill last week.
  • The Morning Consult poll shows that the percentage of Republicans who believe the US is ‘doing too much’ has doubled since the first significant aid package was passed by Congress on March 15.
  • This is a marked reversal from the early period of the war when isolationist voices within the Republican party were muted and many GOP hawks were calling for greater US intervention, including the establishment of a no-fly zone over the country.
  • The Biden administration has stated that they believe the Ukraine war may stretch for years and have made a commitment to maintaining support to Kyiv for the duration.
  • Earlier today, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told a meeting of defence delegates from 43 nations, under the auspices of the Ukraine Contact Group, that the US was 'here to help Ukraine for the long haul.'
  • If the GOP takes both sides of Congress in November, it is likely that further military aid packages to Ukraine will face a more consistent objections from Republican lawmakers.
Figure 1: Is the US doing too much to support Ukraine? (Morning Consult)

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