Ukraine, 1 year on: Chinese want war to end soon as Russia remains ‘ally and partner’ in divided world, poll finds
- People in China, India, Turkey want hostilities to end even if it means ceding areas, European Council on Foreign Relations and Oxford poll finds
- Majority US, EU and British view of Russia as an ‘adversary’ seen to indicate ‘wide gap’ in opinion between the West and rest of the world
But those in the US and western Europe want to help the former Soviet state beat Russia, according to a European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) report on the poll, the results of which point to the public opinion gap between the West and the rest of the world ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.
“A year since Russia’s war on Ukraine began, the US and its European allies have regained their unity and sense of purpose,” the ECFR said in its report published on Wednesday.
“But the study also reveals a wide gap between the West and the ‘rest’ when it comes to their desired outcomes for the war and differing understandings of why the US and Europe support Ukraine.”
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Poll results included with the report helped to highlight the global divide over the war.