04.02.2025 – Translated from German via Google and OFP
According to a survey, the majority of Germans are in favor of arms deliveries to Ukraine – and for a possible Bundeswehr participation to secure a ceasefire.
Since Donald Trump took office, the question has arisen not only as to what will happen next in the USA, but also in Ukraine and Europe. The new US president is sending a clear signal: Europe must become even more committed to Ukraine than before. But are the Germans ready to take on more responsibility in Ukraine ?
67 percent support military support
A representative survey by the research group Wahlen on behalf of ZDF frontal shows that 67 percent of Germans support Germany’s military support for Ukraine. 27 percent of respondents are in favor of more military support from Germany for Kyiv. 40 percent are of the opinion that Germany should continue to support the country attacked by Russia as it has done so far. 27 percent say they are in favor of fewer arms deliveries.
“For me, it is remarkable that – if you take together those who want to continue to support Ukraine – we are at 67 percent, which is a clear majority,” explains security expert Jana Puglierin from the European Council on Foreign Relations in an interview with ZDF frontal.
“This means that the Ukraine fatigue that politicians sometimes talk about is not reflected in the population.”
Jana Puglierin, European Council on Foreign Relations
Difference between East and West
Support is greater in West Germany than in the east of the country: In the west, 70 percent of people are in favor of arms deliveries – 28 percent are in favor of greater support, 42 percent for as much help as before. In the East, a majority of 53 percent support Germany’s military support for Ukraine – 20 percent of East Germans are in favor of greater support and 33 percent are in favor of delivering as much as before.
There is particularly high approval among Green voters for more German arms deliveries to Ukraine than before. 45 percent of people who intend to vote for the party are in favor of greater support. Only supporters of the AfD (79 percent) and the BSW (52 percent) are in favor of less military support.
Securing a ceasefire through Europe and the Bundeswehr?
Germany and Europe’s support for Ukraine could go even further in the future: calls for a European mission to secure a possible ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are growing louder. “Sensible German politicians will understand that if there is a peace agreement, we must monitor and control this peace agreement,” explains former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in an interview with ZDF frontal.
“We must protect the Ukrainians from new attacks. And that will require the deployment of troops. Including German troops.”
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary General
In recent years, Rasmussen has advised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a peace plan – which also includes Western guarantees.
Majority in favor of Bundeswehr participation
The survey by the research group Wahlen on behalf of ZDF frontal shows that the majority of Germans would be in favor of the
Bundeswehr participating together with other European troops in securing a possible ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. 59 percent of Germans are in favor of Bundeswehr participation and 35 percent are against it.
There is a clear difference between citizens in West and East Germany: While the majority of West Germans, namely 61 percent, are in favor of German participation, only 45 percent of East Germans are in favor of it. In contrast, half of East Germans say that the Bundeswehr should not participate in a possible European deployment to secure a ceasefire – in the West only a third think this.
The strongest support for the idea comes from the Green Party electorate – 77 percent are in favor of a possible Bundeswehr participation. On the other hand,
AfD supporters are the only ones who are mostly demanding that Germany should not participate in such a mission. 71 percent of them are against it.
On the methodology
The survey was conducted by the Mannheim Research Group Elections. The interviews were conducted by telephone and online with 1,428 randomly selected voters between January 27 and 29, 2025. Both landline and mobile phone numbers were taken into account. The survey is representative of the voting population in Germany. The margin of error is around +/- three percentage points for a share value of 40% and around +/- two percentage points for a share value of 10%.
These numbers are very encouraging, seeing that the German news media are reporting about the war very sparingly. We could see even more support if the average German would know what dreadful consequences a Ukrainian defeat would have for the country, and for Germany and Europe in general. The Western media in general have done a very poor job with this.
We see that the people who align with the greens support Ukraine the most. The Greens, generally, are better educated than those who support the other political parties. The ones supporting the AfD have the lowest level of education. That’s perhaps why we see a lower readiness to support Ukraine in the former East Germany. Those morons have forgotten what ruskie occupation means.
“This means that the Ukraine fatigue that politicians sometimes talk about is not reflected in the population.”
I have no doubt that a lot of the reports about fatigue are produced in the Kremlin, or by putin lovers like Orban and Fico.
And then promptly reported by the jellyfish news media.
I was watching a video on orc TV before, the propagandists are claiming it will take at least 3 years to take Donetsk Oblast. Are the Kremlin finally admitting what we have known for ages, that their army is useless?
Yes, I saw the same video. Has the guy that said that already drank his tea?
I think that even mafia land has people who think realistically.
Germans can’t even support themselves. They feel guilty because of Adolf and think they owe ruSSia for their ‘unification’. The Empire must step up military support and pressure on the orange man in D.C. asap. Denmark and Canada did show teeth, way to start.