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Americans’ views on the war reveal a striking generational divide
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Public opinionAmericans’ views on the war reveal a striking generational divide
Memories of the cold war may be part of the explanation
IN THE MONTH since Russia invaded Ukraine, Joe Biden has called Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and a “butcher”. New polling from YouGov/ The Economist suggests that younger Americans are far more equivocal in their views on Russia and the war.
Among some 1,500 people polled between March 19th and 22nd, 73% said they sympathise more with Ukraine than with Russia. Yet this disguises a big generational gap. Whereas 92% of those aged 65 and over said they sympathise more with Ukraine, just 56% of those aged 18-29 did—a difference of 36 percentage points.
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