In the EU, 58% support military aid to Ukraine although it has dropped two points since May
BRUSELAS, 29 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Support for the supply and purchase of weapons by the European Union to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion falls among Spaniards and stands at 50 percent, with 42 percent against, according to the autumn Eurobarometer. , a support that in the EU total stands at 58% but is also experiencing a decrease.
The survey shows that military support for Ukraine drops five points in Spain compared to the previous barometer in May. It follows the line of the EU as a whole, which, although it registers majority support for sending military material to kyiv, suffers a drop of two points compared to the spring.
Among European citizens, Cypriots, Bulgarians and Greeks are the most reluctant to supply weapons to Ukraine, with 23 percent, 26 percent and 28 percent approval respectively, while in Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia it is below 40 percent. In Italy, like Spain, 50 percent of citizens are in favor of sending weapons, while 54 percent of French and 60 percent of Germans support the measure.
Overall, 20 percent of Europeans “strongly support” the step taken by the EU, while another 38 percent say they “tend to support it,” while 15 percent “strongly disagree” and 22 percent percent “tend to disagree.”
Although military support for Ukraine continues to be the majority within the EU, it is the measure that garners the least consensus. Thus, 87 percent of respondents say they agree with providing humanitarian aid to people affected by war, 71 percent are in favor of imposing economic sanctions on Russia and 68 percent support providing aid. financial to Ukraine. Likewise, the status of candidate to enter the EU has 60 percent support.
The EU’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine remains at 55 percent support, with 40 percent declaring themselves dissatisfied with the European management. Slovenians, Greeks and Italians rate the European response worst to the military aggression ordered by Vladimir Putin in 2022.