Only 4 percent of surveyed Americans said they are backing Russia in the war in Ukraine, but 44 percent said they also don’t back Ukraine in a CBS News/YouGov poll.
In the poll, which took place between Feb. 26 and 28, 4 percent of the respondents said they “personally support” Russia when it comes to the war. Fifty-two percent said they personally support Ukraine, while 44 percent said “neither.”
The poll’s survey period ended the same day as a recent tense Oval Office meeting between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vice President Vance. In the meeting, Zelensky and Trump clashed over U.S. support of Ukraine.
Following the meeting, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the Ukrainian president “is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.”
Trump has been pushing for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, with U.S. and Russian officials meeting in Saudi Arabia last month.
The meeting also resulted in blowback from Democrats, with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) saying it was “an utter embarrassment for America.
