Decisions of the German government to supply Ukraine with main battle tanks, in particular Leopard 2, are supported by 52% of Germans. These are the results of a survey conducted this week by the Infratest dimap institute, Die Zeit writes..

39% of respondents called the provision of tanks to Ukraine a mistake. Most of all, supporters of the Greens approve of such support for Ukraine: 86%. Among the supporters of the SPD, there are 70% of them, and among those who vote for the CDU / CSU - 65%.

Among the supporters of the FDP (Free Democratic Party), a slight majority of 53% consider the decision on battle tanks wrong, 43% right. Supporters of the right-wing populist AfD (Alternative for Germany) supporters of the Leopard transfer have the highest opposition: only 14% think it is correct.

At the same time, 35% of respondents believe that supporting Ukraine with weapons goes too far.. Compared to the previous survey, which was made before the decision to provide tanks, this figure has grown by nine percent..

The number of Germans who would prefer to see more diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine has also increased by six percent compared to January: now there are 58% of them..

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Last November, more than 70% of Germans did not support an increase in military aid to Ukraine.

Germany also handed over another package of military assistance to Ukraine, which, in particular, included missiles for IRIS-T air defense systems..