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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
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Nearly one in five Slovaks wants Russia to win war against Ukraine
An Ipsos poll for CEDMO found that more than 18% of Slovak citizens support Russia's victory in the war, while only a third of respondents support Ukraine. Source: Europan Pravda with reference to the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos for the independent organisation Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO), published by Denník N Details: The poll shows that only a third of Slovaks support Ukraine in its efforts to win the war. Another 33% of respondents support the cessation of hostilities by concluding a temporary peace without any military success on either side. More than 16% of respondents admitted that they have no clear position or do not care how the war ends. Among the voters of the ruling Smer party, led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, the idea of a Ukrainian victory has the lowest level of support - just 3%, while 43% of the party's supporters favour a Russian victory. Similar sentiments are observed among supporters of the radical Republic movement, which was formed after the split of the People's Party Our Slovakia Marian Kotleba. Here, 44% of voters prefer Russia to win, while only 6% support Ukraine. Among the supporters of the coalition Slovak National Party, a pro-Russian position also prevails: 31% support Russia's victory and only 4% support Ukraine. Instead, voters of another coalition force, the Voice party, demonstrate a more moderate position: 27% support Ukraine and 14% support Russia. Voters of the opposition association Progressive Slovakia (75%) and the Democrats party led by former Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad' (63%) show the most support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, only 1% and 4% of the voters of these political forces, respectively, want Russia to win. Among the supporters of the Christian Democratic Movement, 53% support Ukraine, while 4% support Russia. The ratio is similar for the Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS): 50% for Ukraine and 4% for Russia. In the case of the Slovak Movement, 47% support Ukraine. The proportion of those who support Russia increases with age: among young people aged 16-24, only 7%; in the 35-44 age group - 18%; in the 55-64 age group - 20%; and among respondents aged 65+ - as much as 26%. Background: The Slovak Chamber of Deputies rejected a draft resolution by the opposition calling on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine and condemning Russia's attacks on Kryvyi Rih and Sumy. Prime Minister Robert Fico also refused to directly condemn Russia's attack on Sumy, saying that he had 'not enough information'. Fico also rejected the call by EU diplomat Kaja Kallas for European leaders not to visit Moscow on the occasion of the so-called 9 May victory parade. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
68% of Poles and 44% of Czechs want Ukraine to win war against Russia
A survey conducted by the Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO) on the occasion of the third anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine shows that 68% of Poles and 44% of Czechs want Ukraine to win the war against Russia. Source: České Noviny, as reported by European Pravda Details: The poll shows that Ukraine has more support in Poland, where 68% of the population wants it to win. 44% of respondents in Czechia support Ukraine's victory in the war. Meanwhile, less than a third of respondents in Slovakia want Ukrainians to win. Slovakia is the most likely country to want Russia to win the war: 17% of the population supports this option. Only 7% of respondents in Czechia support Russia, and 4% in Poland. The end of the war as a temporary peace, without a victory for either side, is supported by almost two-fifths of people in Czechia, one-third in Slovakia and one-fifth in Poland. Almost two-fifths of people in Czechia, one-third in Slovakia and one-fifth in Poland support an end to the war in the form of a temporary peace without a victory for either side. Lukáš Kutil, CEDMO data analyst, said that "in the Czech Republic, young people aged 16 to 24 (62%) especially want Ukraine to win". He said that the results of the survey were very positive. Quote: "Among Polish respondents, on the other hand, the oldest respondents aged 65 and over (79%) are the most in favour of Ukraine's victory." Details: The opinions of residents of Czechia were researched for CEDMO by Median, and in Slovakia and Poland by Ipsos. The survey was conducted in the last quarter of last year. It involved 2,999 people in Czechia. The survey in Czechia and Slovakia also asked people what scenarios of the Russian-Ukrainian war they feared most. Respondents most often expressed fears that the war would last for many years – 67% in Czechia and 71% in Slovakia. About 55% of Czechs and three-fifths of Slovaks fear that the conflict will escalate into an open war between Russia and NATO. More than half of the population of both countries fear that the fighting will move closer to the territory of Czechia and Slovakia. Background: Among Poles, the number of opponents of military aid to Ukraine has increased – 49% favour continuing assistance. The majority of Czech citizens do not express interest in the situation in Ukraine, and almost 60% of them disapprove of the Czech government's actions to support the country in defending itself against full-scale Russian aggression. Support UP or become our patron!
