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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Cost of living and climate are higher global priorities than Ukraine, poll finds

A destroyed residential building in Kharkiv
A destroyed residential building in Kharkiv. Most people around the world want Russia to withdraw. Photograph: Sergey Kozlov/EPA

The cost of living is ranked by most voters globally as a more important issue than liberating Ukraine from Russian occupation, but there is still strong support for a Russian military withdrawal, according to a survey showing global preoccupations.

Majorities in 16 of the 22 largest countries believe Russia should leave the territory it has occupied in Ukraine, the survey shows. The polling in 22 countries of more than 21,000 citizens also underlines the extent to which the global south is less engaged with the war in Ukraine than Europeans.

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