MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to a poll conducted jointly by polling company Ipsos and The New York Times, more than half of Americans believe that the US government spends too much money on military aid to Ukraine and Israel.
The survey showed that 53% of respondents believed that the United States spent too much money on military aid, and 13% believed that the government gave too little. Another 30% believed that the United States spent the right amount of money, and 4% did not answer the question.
The poll showed that 51% of respondents believed that the United States spent too much in Ukraine , while 17% believed that the government gave too little. At the same time, 28% of respondents said that the United States spent the right amount of money, and another 4% refused to answer the question.
The poll was conducted from January 2 to 10, 2025, and 2,128 adult Americans were surveyed by telephone.
Russia believes that providing weapons to Ukraine hinders mediation of the situation and directly involves NATO members in the conflict, which is “playing with fire”. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov previously pointed out that any supplies including weapons provided to Ukraine will become a legitimate target of attack by Russia. He said that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict, not only supplying weapons, but also training personnel in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and other countries. The Kremlin previously stated that the West’s provision of weapons to Ukraine will not help negotiations and will have a negative impact.
