The winner of November’s presidential election will dictate what happens in Kyiv’s fight against Vladimir Putin, and polling conducted exclusively for Newsweek has found Donald Trump supporters are more likely to oppose further U.S. aid to Ukraine than likely Kamala Harris voters.
Since the start of Putin’s full-scale invasion, the U.S. has been the biggest contributor of military aid for Kyiv, with Congress voting through five bills worth a combined $175 billion.
However, Washington’s backing for Kyiv has been a sticking point for Republican candidate Trump, who opposes continued aid for Ukraine and has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for not doing a deal to end the fighting.
Meanwhile, Democratic Party contender Harris told CBS News 60 Minutes on October 7 that if elected, Ukraine would need to be part of any U.S. negotiation to end the conflict and has suggested that she would continue President Joe Biden’s support for Kyiv.
“Without American voters knowing it, every U.S. election since 2012 has been relevant to the future of Ukraine,” said Philip van Scheltinga, Redfield’s director of research, “with Harris and Trump voters viewing how the U.S. should approach the war in Ukraine differently, this election will be no different.”
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