Last week, Julio reported that Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan said in an interview that he is against sending more money to Ukraine in its war against Russia should he become Speaker of the House.
In the interview, Jordan stated, “The most pressing issue on Americans’ minds is not Ukraine,” and clarified that the border crisis and crime are top-of-mind for most Americans.
Jordan’s remarks came after many Democratic lawmakers have indicated that the U.S. should continue to fund Ukraine.
A new poll from Gallup released on Monday found that Ukrainians remain “deeply committed” to winning the war against Russia.
In the survey, 60 percent of Ukrainians interviewed in July and August said they want Ukraine to keep fighting until it wins the war. In September 2022, this figure was 70 percent. Thirty-one percent of respondents said they want Ukraine to negotiate to end the war as soon as possible.
The difference in opinion was largely based on respondents’ proximity to the war, Gallup noted (via Gallup):
Residents in the North of Ukraine (72%) -- including Kyiv -- and the West (71%) are most supportive of continuing the fight even as they come under increasing attack from Russian shells. A clear majority in the Center (64%) of Ukraine also supports fighting to victory.
In the South (45%) and East (52%) regions closest to the front line, support for continuing the fight is still lower than the rest of the country. As a result, the proportion who favor a negotiated end to the war as quickly as possible is also highest in the South (41%) and East (39%).
In the survey, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s approval rating remains at 81 percent. Respondents who approve of Zelensky’s leadership are more likely to favor a fight to victory (65 percent) than those who disapprove of his leadership (48 percent).
Ukrainians who believe that they should fight until victory means that they will “[regain] all territory lost between 2014 and now, including Crimea.” This figure was the same in September 2022.
In the poll, 95 percent of respondents indicated that they have confidence in their military leading them to victory. Last year, this figure was 94 percent.
“An end to the fighting currently seems a long way off,” Gallup concluded. “Until that day comes, Ukraine remains under bombardment from land and air. Personal tragedies multiply by the day as more soldiers are laid to rest beneath flags commemorating the fallen. But most of the population remains resolute, hoping soon to see a day when the war is won.”