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Americans are divided on whether the U.S. government should keep funding assistance to Ukraine, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted from July 1-7.
The survey found that 48% of Americans believe the U.S. "has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion," while 49% disagree.
However, the majority of respondents support maintaining "strict economic sanctions on Russia" over its invasion of Ukraine. In fact, 68% of respondents said they either "strongly approve" or "somewhat approve" of the sanctions.
The Pew Research Center survey included 9,424 participants and had a margin of error of 1.3%.
U.S. assistance to Ukraine
The lower chamber of the US Congress, the House of Representatives, voted on the evening of April 20 in favor of a bill providing more than $60 billion in support for Ukraine after months of debate. This bill passed the Senate on Feb. 13 and provided a total of $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, including $61.4 billion to help Ukraine.
In the document adopted by the House of Representatives, the total amount of aid to Ukraine was reduced to $60.032 billion. Another difference is the mention of U.S. President Joe Biden's commitment to provide Kyiv with long-range tactical missile systems (ATACMS).
The United States announced on May 10 a new $400 million aid package for Ukraine, including ammunition for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems, additional HIMARS MLRS with ammunition, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, M113 armored personnel carriers, and more.
The Associated Press reported on June 6 that the United States plans to provide Ukraine with a new $225 million military aid package. On June 7, the Pentagon confirmed the provision and provided a detailed description of the new package.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre announced on July 3, a new military aid package worth $150 million to Ukraine.
Reuters reported on July 26 that the Pentagon had found an additional $2 billion in aid for Ukraine after auditors corrected an accounting error in the calculations of supplies of ammunition, missiles, and other equipment.
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