The number of Republicans who don't see the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a major threat to the U.S. has hit an all-time low, according to a new survey.
A report from Pew Research Center shows that only 19 percent of Republicans saw the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to be a threat to America, which was an all-time low since the start of the war in 2022.
The survey was conducted between November 12 and 17, before the Biden administration allowed Ukraine to use American long-range weapons inside Russia and provided the country with anti-personnel mines.
Biden's decision to overturn the previous restriction on the use of U.S. supplied weapons in Russia was finalized on November 17, and prompted spokesperson Dmitry Peskov to warn that the move would signify direct involvement in the conflict by the U.S., amplifying tensions.
The drop in concern over the threat posed by the war to America was also felt more widely in the U.S., regardless of political affiliation.
Overall, in the survey of 9,609 U.S. adults, only three in 10 Americans believed that Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatened U.S. interests, down from five in 10 in 2022.
Meanwhile, 42 percent of Democrats felt the war posed a major threat to the U.S., which, while being down from July of this year, was not as low as it had been in 2023.
Aside from when Russia first invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Democrats have been more concerned about the threat the war poses on America than Republicans.
It was only initially in 2022, that Republicans were more concerned than Democrats by one percentage point.
It was also found that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say the U.S. is providing too much support to Ukraine, and are less likely to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion.
In recent weeks, the tensions between Russia and the U.S. have been amplifying after Russian leader Vladimir Putin updated his country's nuclear doctrine to allow it to potentially use nuclear weapons in response to a conventional attack on Russia by any country supported by a nuclear power.
President-elect Donald Trump has previously said he would end the conflict in 24 hours if he made it to office, although it's not yet clear how he plans to implement the pledge.
Ahead of his inauguration in January, he has already been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by Ukrainian politician and lawmaker Oleksandr Merezhko.
Writing for the Kyiv Independent, the member of parliament in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party said: "It is my belief that Trump has made considerable contributions to world peace, and that he can make more in the future."
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