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17 Jan 2023, 12:16

Nearly half of Europeans okay with Kiev ceding its territories for sake of peace

Fifty-six percent of respondents in Europe and 61% in Spain supported arms supplies to Ukraine

MADRID, January 17. /TASS/. Nearly half of Europeans want the conflict in Ukraine to end as soon as possible, even if Kiev has to cede part of its territory to Russia, according to a public opinion poll conducted by Euroskopia in Austria, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and France.

Thus, the EFE agency reported on Tuesday that 48% of respondents spoke in favor of settling the situation around Ukraine as soon as possible, even if it entails Kiev losing part of its territories. This idea was supported by 60% of the polled Germans, 54% of Greeks, 50% of Spaniards and Italians. However, this point of view was met positively by just 27% of those polled in the Netherlands, 28% of respondents in Poland, and 41% of the Portuguese. In all, 32% of Europeans were against this scenario for the sake of the soonest establishment of peace.

Fifty-six percent of respondents in Europe and 61% in Spain supported arms supplies to Ukraine.

The poll involved around 9,000 people (1,000 from each of the above nine countries).