West surveys show Ukrainian aid declining.

(RT) ⸻ A year into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, public support for military and financial assistance to Kiev is in decline in the West, according to a joint survey by the Economist magazine and the pollster YouGov. Support for financial aid to Kiev fell from 82% to 75% between April 2022 and February 2023, while Republican support for similar measures almost halved. Sending battle tanks to Kiev was supported by 70% of Democrats and just under 50% of Republicans between late January and mid-February 2023. Public backing for further restrictions against Moscow that could increase the cost of living in Europe has also declined. A poll published by YouGov on February 24 showed that people in some European nations, including France and Italy, tend to favor a negotiated solution to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, over supporting Ukraine for "as long as it takes". In Italy, 47% of respondents said they would like to see a negotiated end to the fighting, even if it means Kiev had to cede control over some territories to Russia. In France, 38% of people supported this option, while only 29% of Italians and 37% of the French believed Kiev should be supported further. Major European nations also saw a decline in support for almost all types of aid to Kiev over the second half of 2022. Most Europeans also believed that conflict had reached a stalemate, with Spanish citizens believing Russia was gaining the upper hand in it.