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Americans who are not in favor of sending continued aid to Ukraine believe the money would be better spent on domestic needs.
A majority of those who do not support continued aid to Ukraine, 57%, believe spending money on unmet domestic needs is the “most compelling” reason for their stance, according to the results of a Reagan Institute poll shared exclusively with Fox News Sunday.
While the poll showed that a majority of Americans, 59%, support continued military aid to Ukraine, a significant minority, 30%, opposed sending more to help the country fend off the Russian invasion.
AMERICANS ARE BECOMING MORE ISOLATIONIST, EVEN IF THEY PREFER STRONG MILITARY, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: POLL
Reagan Institute poll results (Fox news)
Besides spending on unmet domestic needs, 17% of respondents said the most compelling reason to oppose further aid to Ukraine would be the risk of the US provoking Russia. Meanwhile, 11% of respondents cited both corruption in Ukraine and the need to maintain US arms stockpiles as reasons to oppose future aid.
Reacting to the poll’s results during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Senator Ben Cardin, D-Md., argued that Ukraine is the “front line for the protection of our democracy.”
“We know that Mr. Putin would not stop with Ukraine, he would continue his efforts in Europe, and we are not safe,” Cardin said. “So this is our frontline and protecting our democracy, this is an investment in America. So yes, we have to deal with our domestic needs, but we also have to protect our national security. And we have to be part of helping Ukraine defend itself .”
President Biden meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
FOX NEWS POLL: HALF SAY US SHOULD SUPPORT UKRAINE AS LONG AS IT TAKES
The poll comes as Ukraine has launched its long-awaited counter-offensive in a war that has dragged on for more than a year, with Russia still falling short of its targets amid stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops.
According to the Reagan Institute poll, Americans were divided on who they believed had the upper hand in the conflict, with 31% of respondents saying they believe Ukraine is currently winning the war. Meanwhile, 27% said they believed Russia was winning the war, while 25% said neither side had the upper hand. Another 17% said they did not know.
Reagan Institute poll results (Fox news)
FOX NEWS POLL: HALF SAY US SHOULD SUPPORT UKRAINE AS LONG AS IT TAKES
The Reagan Institute poll was conducted between May 30 and June 6, sampling 1,254 respondents with a margin of error of ±2.8%.
Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
