More than half of Germans - 53% - support the continuation of the imposed sanctions against Russia, even if they are associated with rising prices, as well as interruptions in energy supply and problems for the country's economy. This is evidenced by the results of the Deutschlandtrend sociological survey, which was conducted by the Infratest dimap institute commissioned by the ARD TV channel, DW reports..

However, the same poll after the outbreak of the Russian war against Ukraine, conducted in March 2022, showed that sanctions against Russia were supported by two-thirds (66%) of respondents.

According to a new survey, 40% of respondents are against sanctions if they lead to negative consequences and become a burden on Germany. In the eastern part of the country, more than half of the respondents have this opinion..

According to the results of the survey, voters of the Soyuz-90/Greens party support the sanctions against the Russian Federation most of all - 90% of respondents. The voters of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany party support sanctions least of all - about 10% of respondents.

Also, according to the survey, in Germany, the level of support for the government has decreased..

The proportion of Germans who approve of the activities of the country's government has decreased to 31%. The poll also showed the mood of supporters of different parties. In particular, among the voters of the " Among the adherents of the conservative CDU / CSU block - 77%, among the voters of the Left Party - 74% do not approve of the activities of the country's government. Among Free Democratic Party voters, 63% of respondents are dissatisfied with the work of the government.

At the same time, more than half of the respondents who support the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Greens are satisfied with the work of the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

According to the survey, the level of dissatisfaction with German policy in these groups was 40% and 36%.

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Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Annalena Burbock, said that even if protests break out in Germany due to high energy prices in autumn and winter, this will not lead to the lifting of sanctions against the Russian Federation..

She also added that Germany is in favor of introducing a new, eighth, package of EU sanctions against Russia.. Proposals for this have already been made..