US EditionBarely 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can still defeat Russia, finds poll
- Only 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can defeat Russia militarily, with possible support for a compromise settlement.
- Europeans are split on whether to help Ukraine fight back or accept a settlement, with varying opinions across countries.
- Concern rises in Europe over the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war, with fear of a potential return of Trump to the White House.
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Why Russia isn't winning in Ukraine
The assessments of Ukraine’s prospects in its war of defence against Russia, which enters its third year tomorrow, are noticeably less upbeat than they were last summer. Back then, the Ukrainians were riding high. Given little to no chance when Vladimir Putin’s army invaded, by November 2022 they had expelled his forces from the north and north-east of their country, as well as from the part of Kherson province on the Dnipro River’s right bank. T
Two years after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, only 10% of Europeans believe in the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) writes about this in its report, referring to public opinion polls.
Nobody can say how long the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine will last. The only thing that is certain is that the invaded country needs further help from its western partners. Latvia is announcing a big step.
According to the opinion poll of the European Council on Foreign Relations, only a tenth of respondents believe that Ukraine will win, and many Europeans would like to pressure Ukraine to make peace with Russia. European politicians have not been able to explain what a peace concluded on Putin's terms would mean, said a researcher who analyzed the data.
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