PUBLIC OPINION: USA Abandoning Ukraine? Or just Trump GOP?

A proposed $60 billion in aid to Ukraine passed a US Senate vote but has been held up for months in the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops lacking crucial ammunition have had to abandon positions to invading Russian forces.
Kyiv Post took to the streets of Washington DC, Austin and London to ask people whether they thought the US was abandoning Ukraine or whether it was only a far-right group of Republicans holding up Ukraine aid.
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[@iakona23]

Most Americans still support Ukraine.

[@randyrobey5643]

Yes. They do.

[@beachbum77979]

@@randyrobey5643 Yes, we do. Slava Ukraini !!

[@jamesmarshall7513]

Which makes it even more crazy a few scumbags beholden to a traitor can hold the whole process up.

[@Urlxv]

Quando lhe doer a eles iram esquecer Trump , infelizmente o mundo está a ver a América com outros olhos ,agora só falta saber se a forma como começam a ser vistos é a verdadeira América um país não solidário que só olha para o seu umbigo.

[@kikikays2423]

@KGBkgbkgbkgbkgbkgbkgbkgbkgbk BULL💩💩💩 everyone in the USA hates Pupootin!!! And Kremlins!!!

[@PeaLoop]

Texan here, 100% supporting Ukraine. And voting for more support.

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Thank YOU ❤

[@revelgirl1742]

I support Ukraine 🇺🇦 and I vote for those who support Ukraine and freedom!

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Thank YOU

[@Summitclym]

I left the Republican Party over this issue and will never vote for Trump again. We must support Ukraine! They are fighting our war!

[@michelemarr76]

I did, too!

[@jamesmarshall7513]

My respect to you for your integrity. I hope you can convince as many other people to join you as possible and that Democrats can compromise and work with folks like you for the common good.

[@shawnantill2067]

@@jamesmarshall7513 Look at the last 3 democrats and what happened to Ukraine under them!! starting with Clinton then Obama and now Biden!!!! Ukraine suffers under the democrats!!

[@63utuber]

Sure, Jan.

[@shawnantill2067]

Was Ukraine better off under Trump or Biden? Open your eyes up.

[@gtrguyinaz]

We in the USA support Ukrainian peoples…

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Thank YOU ❤

[@seshat1111]

Our family here in the US will never stop supporting 🇺🇦. We will also be voting for Biden again in November. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦💙💛

[@shawnantill2067]

Biden and Obama are the 2 worst things to happen to Ukraine!!!

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Biden started this war... In 2014 rhen in 2022 Support biden=support war/Rapes, murders/kidnapping..... Im from Ukraine. I was mobilized in 2014, and in 2022 During Trump's term, I was with my family, working, earning money, raising a child...

[@brattenj57]

I'm American, and I'm so ashamed of Trump and his Republican supporters in Congress in terms of their utterly selfish political move to deny support to Ukraine. And I'm so sorry that they have that kind of power to so drastically affect the war. Trump, of course, is a total madman, needs to be in prison so we can all just cease hearing from him.

[@Gen_X]

I am ashamed that you are American.. Do you even know why the Republicans /Trump are preventing funding to Ukraine? I thought an elderly person like you would understand politics instead of acting woke!

[@susanemms6372]

Just Trump and the Republicans

[@bestopinion9257]

And anyone who votes for them.

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Thank YOU ❤. Ehen Trump was president, i m work&live. Now in surviving in AFofU

[@Lilith42832]

The majority of us are appalled with the people in the congress who are holding up funding. They will pay for this in November, I just wish we could do something sooner.

[@strathound]

I am with Ukraine. Former Republican. Switched to be a Democrat because of this issue and the moral collapse of the Republican party. America fought for it's independence. Now it's Ukraine's turn. Let Freedom ring.

[@63utuber]

LOL Can't you come up with something new?

[@strathound]

@@63utuber - like?

[@michelemarr76]

Absolutely! My heart just breaks for them!

[@revelgirl1742]

This give me hope!!

[@evilfingers4302]

From California, SLAVA UKRAINI - HEROYAM SLAVA!

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Thank YOU ❤

[@aianson]

It's Trump and the GOP.

[@beachbum77979]

tRump represents his own interests, not the interests of the Republican party. tRump supports pootin, not the USA. Slava Ukraini !!

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Jobama (and his administration) - these people are directly involved in the beginning of this war. Im from Ukraine. When Trump was president -i live my life. Now im surviving

[@aianson]

@@user-ks5vm8ht7v What do you mean by jobama and how are these people directly involved in the beginning of this war? I hope that at some time soon all in Ukraine can live their lives, and thrive.

[@justinwolf7490]

It’s just the MAGA’s we will get through this but I will not vote Republican ever until all the MAGA traitors are removed and brought to justice.

[@Mkiv-A80]

Orange man mafia…….sad shit

[@RudolphoAqui]

We must work together to stand against ruzzian aggression

[@DominikGentener]

I am sure that the United States will ultimately continue supporting Ukraine because it is in their own interest.

[@GudasWorld]

I'm disgusted by maggets. USA should ONLY support democracies & we should GO HARD to save EVERY democracy!

[@danielreschke2312]

Im a life long pro republic voter. I totally support ukraine.

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

Thank YOU ❤

[@phillee2814]

It's MAGAts entirely, but unfortunately, they have taken over the Republican party, due to Trump (who holds no position at present, although he is trying hard for a position in prison. When that is successfully achieved, aid will resume.

[@williamkern500]

We are still with you! SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 💙🇺🇲

[@bc-guy852]

Those folks in America and commenting here state that essentially "The USA supports Ukraine but the Republicans or MAGA or the trumpers do not, or are delaying things..." But they FAIL TO ADMIT that the Non-support of Ukraine has grown to a very large number and a very large percentage! Americans are afriad to admit - they HAVE abandoned Ukraine. VOTE DEMOCRAT!

[@Aussie-Mocha]

Thank you Kyiv Post Would love to hear more of this kind of live street view interaction. It’s good to see what the regular people think as well as all the political leaders and experts.

[@bestopinion9257]

The worse scenario is letting Ukraine wait for nothing. Decide in one way or another and tell the truth.

[@stephensuddick1896]

Seems like the entire free world is stepping up to help Ukraine except the so-called leader of the free world. Pathetic

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

You are mistaken.

[@jamesmarshall7513]

Not China or India. They have continued to strengthen their bonds with Russia and increased trade and cooperation

[@runealnervik]

#standwithukraine 🙏💙💛 #russiaisaterroriststate 🤬

[@bigolboomerbelly4348]

I think we need a fourth category. Politicians.

[@josephblomeister3040]

👍💙❤💛🙏 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 🌎

[@quakerninja]

crowd funding is never going to reach the amount of the government but I don't care what trump or biden do they can't choose what my beliefs are. I'm still going to donate what I can. Don't lose hope keep fighting you will win.

[@michelemarr76]

I do, too!

[@mattapalooza]

True. I gave directly via United24.

[@mikeshavingsjr6583]

There is enough of us in the USA to not let our leader no matter who it is abandon Ukraine.

[@hennieahrens5251]

The americans never honour their word! Ask the Kurdish people!!!!!

[@cynical45]

Delay, delay, delay, until the war is over. The US Congress is inoperative and focused on electing Mr. Trump. Ukraine is an insignificant side issue, just like the Israeli apartheid and genocide. We've lost every war that occurred in my 78 years of life. Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, just to mention a few. Retreat is what the US has mastered and Ukraine is just the most current example.

[@bestopinion9257]

Delayed means help for Russia.

[@keithdunn926]

🇺🇦🌻💙💯

[@armandozarzoza]

Ted Cruz-Jim Jordan Already In Cancun 😮

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

Those pie charts are not the results of proper polling, just anecdotal and thus worthless interviews.

[@squireson]

That results graphic at the end might be the worst labeled graph I have seen in a couple of weeks (generating ambiguous graphics seems to be a youtube passtime these days) U.S. 15% .... what !? Did the 56% Trump pie slice mean that 56% blamed Trump GOP ? (I assume so but graphics can't leave things like that ambiguous)

[@aroura15elementanne32]

Where is the voice?.

[@Brett-jy9yk]

Vote Trump make Russia great again.

[@mnblkjh6757]

🇺🇦👍🙂

[@kenskinner6948]

Who made the US the world’s police

[@burbbyb1118]

Do not abandon Ukraine! Trump needs to rethink his position.

[@user-ql5cd2yl3m]

We are not scared of anything buddy

[@laurencelockwood6209]

America WILL abandon freedom and Democracy. Let’s make America great again.

[@dano9008]

Keep in mind several things: 1) It was 208 Democrats who supported only 8 fringe Republicans to oust Leader McCarthy, which caused the hyperpolarization of the House and gave that fringe of isolationists way more power than they deserved. It created a situation where the new leader would have to be someone the fringe mostly approved of. That is how we got leader Johnson and why it is so difficult for him to simply ignore that fringe. Under Pelosi, the Democrats promised to support Leader McCarthy if the fringe went after him, but they abandoned that when the time came. 2) The president runs the emergency fund with no congressional approval needed. There have been over 50 tranches of that kind of military aid totally a little over 24 billion. I think a problem like an impending artillery shortage should have been handled there, and the blame for that really belongs with the Biden administration. 3) The contrast of supporting the defense of a foreign country while failing entirely to defend our border drives many crazy and frustration on that issue among the electorate and representatives who care grows over time. There are many Republican representatives who clearly support Ukraine but are now requiring the Biden admin to do something reasonable to deter illegal immigration. The only proposal Biden and the Democrats would support had no deterence in it. It would simply have tried to make the problem permanent. If Biden and the Democrats were willing to do anything reasonable to deter illegal immigration, the aid would have already flown through. 4) In 2022, the US Congress overwhelmingly supported lend-lease for Ukraine. Every Senator supported it, and all but 10 House members (out of 435) did. It created an 18-month window for Ukraine to apply, and if not already forgiven, repayments would have begun in 2071. The opportunity expired at the end of September 2023. Ukraine never applied. I think there may be a cultural disconnect on this issue. Maybe Ukrainians see it as profiteering or debt slavery or something, but it isn't. In America, self-sufficiency is sacred. Lend-lease proposals are just a way of giving aid while also honoring self-sufficiency. The terms are extremely generous, and they will likely just be forgiven at some point. Since Trump supports it, it would definitely be forgiven at some point because he is so controversial. Either it is Ukraine's fault for not applying, or the Biden admin led them to that. I think the Biden administration probably led them to not apply and their "playing politics" with the issue. The Democrats are trying to brand the Republicans as having abandoned Ukraine, and it is working, as one can see from these interviews. I hope the next aid for Ukraine gets passed and that Trump moves to the middle on the issue, but I also think the Democrats have recklessly played politics with the issue and have had rather weak strategic aims.

[@dansabo8968]

Very embarrassing statement and very false.

[@HanzShaoPing]

@@dansabo8968 Very true statement. You have been deceived by the main stream propaganda media supporting Democrat political goals.

[@HanzShaoPing]

Yes! What you have stated here cannot be over emphasized. It gets no coverage in the mainstream media and so no Democrats have a clue concerning these things. Our media does such a huge disservice to our country.

[@dano9008]

@@dansabo8968 I have another telling fact for you. In late September of 2023, the Republican-led House wrote and passed a supplemental aid bill for Ukraine (HB5692). It would create a 300 billion dollar fund to support the defense of Ukraine that would be managed by the US Department of Defense. The Democrat-led Senate never allowed a vote on this bill. It is really the Democratic Senate leader, Senator Schumer, who has blocked aid for Ukraine.

[@tedbaxter5234]

I’ve never voted for a Democrat in my life. This Fall, it will be a 100% Democrat ticket for me, it’s all over Ukraine. What has happened with denying aid is unacceptable. I will lose on all the Domestic issues that Democrats push, but it’s worth it. Bless Ukraine, screw Trump.

[@dallastaylor5479]

Just trump and GOP.

[@bigolboomerbelly4348]

Stay out of USA culture war.

[@hh-kv6fh]

trump polls about 50% and there was no trump supporter avaible for a street interview????? this street interview is nonsense

[@marcotorelli7026]

Maybe the military aid delay is due to Johnson, but please keep in mind that Biden's decisions have been weak and shameful to say the least. If we consider Biden's statements, "we won't intervene in ukraine" or something similar after the disaster in Afghanistan was a terrible strategic mistake, a green light for russian full scale invasion. Moreover: himars nerfed, no aircraft so far, jo atacms, a number of tanks absolutely insufficient for an offensive (less than 300, the original request was 1000) are facts that demonstrate Biden's administration intention to not help ukraine. It's very naive to blame only republicans, the hard truth is that USA was never very interested in helping ukraine for a win. The same is evident from European countries, but at least the number of weapons that Europe can give to ukraine is super low, at leas they have an excuse for it. I really feel ashamed for this behavior, ukraine has trusted us and it was wrong, and now ukrainians are paying the price

[@HanzShaoPing]

A more balanced and honest review of the US response to the Ukraine war and the decisions leading up to it.

[@user-ks5vm8ht7v]

IYour statement is full of nonsense! Jobama (and his administration) - these people are directly involved in the beginning of this war i was mobilized in 2014, and in 2022 During Trump's term, I was with my family, working, earning money, raising a child...

[@Tom-jy8rz]

Trump Republicans never supported Ukraine, so ypu can't say that they abandoned Ukraine But I believe that the majority of Americans still support Ukraine.

[@michelemarr76]

Stop candy coating this!

[@RatTerminator]

Blame Biden No one else!!🇺🇸

[@llewellynquay9463]

OK Ivan. Because Biden told Speaker Mike "Moses" Johnson to kill the Senate bill funding Ukraine...Oh wait, that was trump! DOH!!!

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

Why? How?

[@RatTerminator]

@silencemeviolateme6076 He shuts r border Ukraine gets the money!! He could have done this 2 months ago America 🇺🇸 1st

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

@@RatTerminator yeah. Doesn't mean America only. Who are we going to make money off of alone? We need allies. Amazing that some Republicans think Ukraine is a progressive pet project and not important to national security. Sacrifice one aspect of national security because of a lack of another aspect of national security?

[@InHellBaby1]

No, America blames Trump and his idiot cult.

[@Steelsteed58]

It's the Reputinblicsans😮

[@politicsuncensored5617]

Don't label everyone not supporting Ukraine as Trump GOP or Trump supporters. Many still and always will support Ukraine and Mr. Trump. All of congress - - - sucks. 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙢

[@InHellBaby1]

We blame Trump unpatriotic Republicans.

[@dansabo8968]

And I have a prime, slightly used bridge in Russia to sell ya, only minor structural damage due to: A smoking man sees a gas line and decided to cross over it yesterday, who knew? More like a scratch really. 😉 I truly hate to tell you this, there is no more GOP, and when when the elected representatives are told what to do, that will of the people is broken, which is what congress is. It is Trump’s party now, the Grand Old Party, has been cancelled by strangely, itself. And one person is going to punish Ukraine, because…