Poll shows varying support for Ukraine in Europe, but the greatest hopes for success in the fight against Russia are among young people
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According to a CEDMO poll, 68% of Poles and 44% of Czechs support Ukraine's victory in the war with Russia. In the Czech Republic, young people (62%) show the most support, while in Poland, it's people over 65 (79%).
Almost 70% of Poles directly support Ukraine in the battle against Russia, while slightly less than half do so in the Czech Republic. Residents of several Central European countries also expressed their opinions on a possible end to the war in a survey. This is reported by UNN with reference to Ceske Noviny.
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44 percent of Czechs want Ukraine to win the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. No less than 68% support Ukraine in Poland – the relevant data was published by the Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO).
Age aspect of respondents
In the Czech Republic, especially young people aged 16 to 24 (62 percent) want Ukraine to win. In contrast, among Polish respondents, the oldest respondents aged 65 and over (79%) are most in favor of a Ukrainian victory.
The expert also explained the data regarding Slovakia. According to Lukáš Kutil, in Slovakia, Ukraine is also supported mainly by the youngest participants in the survey, as recorded by the survey results.
But in Slovakia, less than a third of respondents directly want a Ukrainian victory.
Almost two-fifths of Czech residents, a third of Slovaks, and a fifth of respondents in Poland support an end to the war in the form of a temporary peace without a victory for either side.
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During the survey, residents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia were also asked what scenarios of the Russian-Ukrainian war they feared most.
Respondents most often expressed fears that the conflict would drag on for many years – 67% in the Czech Republic and 71% in Slovakia.
About 55% of Czechs and three-fifths of Slovaks fear that the conflict will escalate into an open war between Russia and NATO. More than half of the people in both countries fear that the fighting will approach Czech and Slovak territory.
For reference
The public opinion poll in the Czech Republic for CEDMO was conducted by Median, and in Slovakia and Poland by Ipsos. The poll was conducted in the last quarter of last year. In the Czech Republic, 2999 people took part in it.
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