Against the backdrop of Russia's war against Ukraine, fears have grown among German residents about the prospect of a worsening economic situation in the country, DW reports.. At the same time, in Germany, the share of those who consider the government's reaction to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into a neighboring state is not tough enough. This follows from the results of the ARD-DeutschlandTREND survey, published on April 7, conducted by the Infratest dimap institute commissioned by the German public television channel ARD and the newspaper Die Welt.

Today, 76% of the German population believes that the country may have problems with the supply of gas and electricity. For comparison: in March, such concerns were shared by 66%. In addition, 80% of respondents are sure that in Germany, against the background of the war in Ukraine, the general economic situation may worsen.. The growth of this group of citizens turned out to be the most significant compared to the survey a month ago, amounting to 16%.

Meanwhile, the share of German residents who consider the reaction of the German government to the Russian war in Ukraine not tough enough has grown by 18% since March.. Today, according to the results of the survey, this position is shared by 45% of respondents..

The highest percentage of those who advocate tougher measures against the Russian Federation is among the voters of the opposition CDU / CSU bloc, as well as the Green Party, which is part of the ruling coalition (53% and 50% respectively), and the lowest is among those.

There is no unity on this issue among the supporters of the ruling parties - the SPD, the VDP and the Greens.. Among them, the proportion of those who consider the reaction of the German government to the Russian invasion sufficient is approximately equal to the proportion of those who advocate tougher sanctions..

Sociologists also found out the attitude of the Germans to the prospect of an embargo on the purchase of energy from Russia. The percentage of those who would approve such an energy boycott has risen in Germany from 44% to 50% since March.. At the same time, respondents who spoke in favor of such a measure agree to put up with higher prices for electricity or its shortage.

The proportion of those who do not approve of the refusal to purchase energy from Russia has decreased by three percentage points over the past month, but remains high: 42% of respondents think so.

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