Originally heard these numbers on a System Update episode a few days ago - good to see them in print:
>Most Americans oppose Congress authorizing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, as the public splits over whether the US has already done enough to assist Ukraine.
>Overall, 55% say the US Congress should not authorize additional funding to support Ukraine vs. 45% who say Congress should authorize such funding. And 51% say that the US has already done enough to help Ukraine while 48% say it should do more. A poll conducted in the early days of the Russian invasion in late February 2022 found 62% who felt the US should have been doing more.
>Partisan divisions have widened since that poll, too, with most Democrats and Republicans now on opposing sides of questions on the US role in Ukraine.
It's absolutely the case that we are approaching a breaking point in the Ukraine war -- this counteroffensive was really what it was all about, IMO. If the Ukrainians made some progress, it would be a sign that there was hope and much reason for further assistance...
But it is becoming more apparent that that isn't how it's going to go down. More support for the war effort potentially just means more death.
#Ukraine #Russia #War
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/04/politics/cnn-poll-ukraine/index.html