Slim majority in the US believe forcing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia is unacceptable: survey

A surprisingly slim majority of Americans believe forcing Ukraine to give up territory to Russia, while limiting the size of its army would be unacceptable conditions of any peace deal with Moscow, a new poll found.Some 51% of US respondents thought those demands — recently floated in a leaked peace proposal — would be handing Russian strongman Vladimir Putin a victory in his full-scale war on Ukraine, which is is heading into its fourth year, according to a snap poll released by More in Common.The survey also reinforced strong international objections to key parts of the peace proposals being pitched by Washington, with respondents in the UK, France, Germany and Poland also expressing strong resistance to the plan.“People want to see an end to this unjust war and to stop the suffering of Ukrainians,” Luke Tryl, executive director of More in Common, told the Kyiv Independent.“Yet the clear result of this polling is that they think no deal is better than a bad deal that benefits Russia.”Meanwhile, a strong 74% said it matters to the US that Ukraine is defending its sovereignty from Russian aggression, while 63% believe Russia won’t stop with Ukraine if their invasion is successful.Fewer than 3 in 10 Americans believe Putin would respect a cease-fire agreement, with the skepticism growing since March, the survey found.“For people across the five countries we spoke to, the stakes of these negotiations go far beyond Ukraine: clear majorities fear that if Russia succeeds in gaining territory or weakening Ukraine’s military,” Tryl said, “it will embolden Putin and threaten Europe’s long-term peace and stability.”A majority of Americans believe forcing Ukraine to give up territory to Russia – or to limit the size of its army – would be unacceptable conditions of a peace deal, according to a new poll.Some 51% of US respondents thought the conditions – which were recently floated in a leaked peace proposal – would be handing strongman ...