On February 24 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. The invasion caused Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II, with around 7.1 million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of the population displaced. It has also caused global food shortages. From February 2022 – September 2022 the U.S. government approved approximately $50 billion in economic and military aid for Ukraine. The funding is earmarked for training, equipment, weapons and other support—such as salaries and stipends—for Ukraine’s military and security forces and budgetary support for Ukrainian government operations.
65% Yes |
35% No |
50% Yes |
28% No |
7% Yes, but only provide humanitarian aid |
4% No, we should not get involved in this conflict |
5% Yes, but decrease the current amount of resources we are providing |
2% No, we cannot afford to give economic resources right now |
3% Yes, and increase the current amount of resources we are providing |
1% No, Ukraine should rely on their own resources to defend themselves |
0% No, we cannot afford to give military resources right now |
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Unique answers from America users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, but with strict accountability.
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No, but we should provide humanitarian aid and establish military protection zones for the protection of the Ukrainian people.
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We should provide some support but we should be supplying considerably less of it. The main suppliers for Ukraine should be the European countries as this is a conflict that stands to affect them not us.
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Yes, but only military supplies
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Yes, but decrease the resources we are spending and Europe needs to contribute more. We should also call out Zelensky for his crackdowns on churches and political opponents.
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No, absolutely not, Ukraine should rely on their own resources to defend themselves, and we should not support Nazi regimes either.
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