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Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex

Do Americans support Trump’s attitudes to Ukraine and Russia? Here’s what recent data shows

Donald Trump has threatened to walk away from the Ukraine peace talks if there is no progress soon. The implicit threat here is that the US will no longer get involved, perhaps withdrawing arms shipments and even humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

It is understood that the proposed plan the Trump team has been working on has involved Ukraine giving up territory including Crimea and giving up any possibility of joining Nato. The plan favours Russia’s recent demands and Trump has recently said he has found Russia much easier to deal with than Ukraine.

But which country do US voters feel closer to and which do they feel is more of an ally to their nation?

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