Poll: Americans More Supportive of Arms Supplies to Ukraine, Including Tomahawk Missiles

Despite the official position of the US government to reduce aid, more and more Americans are in favor of supplying weapons to Ukraine.

This is reported by the New York Post.

According to a new poll by the Ronald Reagan Foundation & Institute, cited by the publication, 64% of respondents were in favor of providing lethal assistance to Ukraine, which is 9 percentage points more than last year and the highest since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Support among Republicans increased to 59%, and among Democrats – to 75%.

The majority of Americans also support expanded military assistance to Ukraine. In particular, 65% approve of the transfer of long-range cruise missiles, such as the Tomahawk. 68% support the sale of U.S. weapons to European allies for further transfer to Ukraine.

In addition, 69% support the provision of NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, and 74% support the creation of a demilitarized zone under the control of European forces with US air support.

As for the goals of the war, 45% of Americans believe that Ukraine should fully restore its territorial integrity.

The authors of the study note that these results indicate a strengthening bipartisan consensus in the United States in support of Ukraine, as well as overwhelming public support for the strategy of military assistance, European solidarity, and deterrence of Russian aggression.

The survey involved more than 2,500 Americans who answered questions by phone and online between October 23 and November 3. The statistical error of the survey is ±1.96 percentage points.

In late November, the White House warned Ukraine about the possible termination of arms and intelligence supplies if the Ukrainian leadership did not agree to the 28-point peace plan proposed by the United States.

This document was prepared by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with the participation of Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

The plan, among other things, provides for the transfer of Crimea and parts of Donbas to Russian control, a reduction in the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, refusal to join NATO, and a ban on the deployment of foreign troops in the country.

The President of Ukraine expressed his readiness to discuss the document, while emphasizing “the fundamental principles that are important for the people of Ukraine.”