More Americans believe USA should do more to help Ukraine – analysts

KYIV. 15 July (Interfax-Ukraine) – American support for Ukraine demonstrates a complicated trend: some 46% of Americans believe that the United States is not doing enough to help Ukraine, the highest figure since the beginning of the war, while there is a partisan split in attitudes towards further assistance, analysts noted during a panel discussion on the topic "Ukraine through the eyes of Americans: challenges of perception and communication strategies" at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Tuesday.

"Some 46% of Americans believe that assistance to Ukraine is insufficient - this is the highest level since the full-scale invasion. At the same time, 53% of respondents expressed their readiness to support Ukraine even in the event of a protracted conflict, while back in December 2024, half of Americans sought peace at any cost," noted Oleksiy Ivashin, coordinator of the initiative group for the creation of the Civil-Military Movement.

At the same time, the expert emphasized the record party split: 77% of Republicans support a quick end to the war, even at the cost of territorial concessions, while 82% of Democrats declare their readiness to support Ukraine "as long as necessary."

Despite this, a strong anti-Russian position remains among Trump voters: 75% support new sanctions against the Russian Federation, and 70% consider deterring Russia in Europe vital.

Yaroslav Bozhko, head of the political studies center Doktrina, notes that in Ukraine "excessive attention was paid specifically to the Democrats, to their environment," which was largely dictated by the fact that in Ukraine they preferred American media, which are mainly center-left, oriented to the position of the Democratic Party, "as well as the values of