More than half of Americans lack faith in Trump on Russia-Ukraine war, poll finds
Trump spoke with European leaders — including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — on Wednesday, telling them that Ukraine would be a part of any discussions about possible territorial concessions after he previously suggested that any truce would include 'land swapping.'
Americans are evenly split on whether the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself in the war, with Democrats far more likely to express support for U.S. assistance for Ukraine. But less than 1-in-3 Americans see the war as a major threat to U.S. interests, a sharp drop from 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor country.
Americans are less likely now than they were in March to say Trump is favoring Russia too much in the war, though. The change comes as Trump has shifted his public positioning on the war in recent months, striking an increasingly critical tone.
The poll was conducted online and by telephone Aug. 4-10, with a random sample of 3,554 adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.
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