Evgenia Sokolenko17:16, 14.12.22

In five countries, the level of support exceeds 90%.

74% of citizens of EU member states approve of the European Union ‘s support for Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

This is evidenced by the data of the Eurobarometer survey . It was conducted on the order of the European Parliament.

It is noted that in 24 EU member states, the majority of citizens approve of supporting Ukraine. At the same time, the highest level is in Sweden (97%), Finland (95%), the Netherlands (93%), Portugal (92%) and Denmark (92%).

It is added that the level of support for Ukraine is below 50% in only three countries – Slovakia (49%), Greece (48%) and Bulgaria (48%).

“After ten months of war in Ukraine, support for specific measures taken by the EU, such as sanctions against the Russian government or financial, military or humanitarian support to Ukraine, remains at 73%,” the statement said.

About two-thirds (65%) of EU citizens believe that their lives will change because of the war and its consequences.

The study was conducted between October 12 and November 7 in all 27 EU member states. The survey was conducted face-to-face, a total of 26,443 interviews were conducted.

The war in Ukraine: EU support

The countries of the European Union have supported Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, which took place on February 24.

During this time, the EU introduced eight packages of sanctions against Russia . The ninth is currently being discussed . As of November 18, 2022, the EU has frozen  68 billion euros of Russian assets .

In addition, at the end of May 2022, EU leaders agreed to introduce a  ban on the export of Russian oil . On December 3, the Council of the European Union  decided to set the maximum price for oil exported from Russia at the level of 60 US dollars per barrel.

(C)UNIAN 2022