US Public Support Declines , for Providing Weapons to Ukraine, Poll Shows.<br />According to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, only 41% of respondents felt that the U.S. should continue to "provide weapons to Ukraine.".<br />35% said that America should not provide <br />the war-torn country with weapons, while <br />the rest of respondents were unsure.<br />In May of this year, 46% of Americans <br />supported sending arms to Ukraine, <br />and only 29% were opposed.<br />The newest poll was conducted as Congress debates fulfilling President Joe Biden's request for another $24 billion for Ukraine.<br />$17 billion of those funds would go <br />toward defense, Reuters reports.<br />Since Russia attacked in February 2022, the U.S. <br />has given Ukraine $44 billion to supply its war <br />efforts with tanks, rockets and ammunition.<br />Elizabeth Hoffman, director of congressional and government affairs at the Center for Strategic & International Studies.<br />says that much of the funds allocated <br />for Ukraine stay in America.<br />For example, some goes toward <br />jobs at U.S. weapons manufacturers.<br />For example, some goes toward <br />jobs at U.S. weapons manufacturers.<br />If the messaging were more clear, she says, support for more aid might increase.<br />The declining support is having <br />a negative effect on congressional <br />support, and eventually, prospects for additional aid packages, Elizabeth Hoffman, director of congressional and government affairs <br />at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, via statement.<br />The declining support is having <br />a negative effect on congressional <br />support, and eventually, prospects for additional aid packages, Elizabeth Hoffman, director of congressional and government affairs <br />at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, via statement.<br />On Oct. 4, President Biden said that he <br />would deliver a speech soon about why <br />the U.S. should keep helping Ukraine
