When President Joe Biden delivers his second State of the Union address tonight, one of the main issues will obviously be Ukraine, especially as the Republican Party is less and less supportive of funding Ukraine's defense against Russian invasion..

President Volodymyr Zelensky's December speech to Congress did not seem to change the situation much.. Half or more of Republicans now say they either think U.S. aid to Ukraine is too much or demand a cut in funding, period.. Such sentiment in the party has prompted new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suggest that the Republican-led lower house of Congress will not be willing to allocate new funds.. A series of new polls released ahead of Biden's speech confirm changes to a previously bipartisan issue, writes the Washignton Post..

For example, a poll conducted jointly by the Washington Post and ABC News shows that half of Republicans now believe the US is doing " Although in April 2022. 18% said so. More impressive are the results of an NBC News poll released last week.. According to them, 63% of Republicans oppose "

“This is probably the biggest disapproval of funding for Ukraine from the Republican Party recorded so far.. And it appeared just when the Biden administration decided to start sending tanks, ”the newspaper writes..

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But the question remains " It's not just about spending or that Republicans have sided with Russia against Ukraine like Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who himself admitted it..

“Basically it’s that they have less faith in the Ukrainian military effort, and skepticism that a Russian invasion poses a threat to the US is growing.. And, perhaps most revealingly, there is a willingness to give Russia part of the Ukrainian territory it covets,” the article says..

Support for Ukraine generally remains bipartisan. But Republicans are more skeptical about the likelihood of a Ukrainian victory.. Fox News polls released last week show Democrats are more confident Ukraine will win the war: 61% vs. 26%. But the Republicans were almost evenly divided on this issue.. 43% believe that Russia will win, and 42% that Ukraine. This is the second poll since the 2022 election that says Republicans are more likely than Democrats to believe in a Russian victory..

In December, Fox News polls found that 34% of Democrats thought Ukraine was " But only 15% of Republicans agreed.. In addition, Republicans believe less than before that something is really at stake for the United States in the Russian war against Ukraine..

A Marquette University poll this month shows that 37% of Democrats believe the war is having a big impact on life in the US.. Only 24% of Republicans share the same opinion. While a Pew Research Center study early in the war found that half of Republicans considered the Russian invasion a " Now 29% think so. The position of the Democrats on this issue has only slightly weakened: from 50% to 43%.

Probably the most striking thing is that the Republicans are ready to cede Ukrainian territory for the sake of ending the war.. A new Gallup poll has given people a choice: support Ukraine in reclaiming its territories or end the war faster, though it would allow Moscow to keep the conquered regions. A narrow majority of Republican respondents chose the first option.. But 41% said they were ready to cede Ukrainian territory to Russia in order to end the war.. Only 16% of Democrats agree on this option.

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And if you add a financial issue to this, the Republicans become even more open for Russia to retain control over Ukrainian lands.. In November, a Chicago Council on Global Affairs poll suggested a similar dilemma: support Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” even if it raises fuel and food prices, or start negotiations for a settlement “even if it means Ukraine loses part of the. In the summer of 2022, the Republicans were evenly divided on this issue. But in November, they were already more inclined to give up Ukrainian land: 63% versus 33%. In the Democratic camp, the situation was the opposite: 61% supported Ukraine “as much as needed”, against 36% who supported concessions..

Of course, this is not the first time that some Americans were ready to agree with Russia's encroachment on Ukrainian territory..

However, when the US faced the issue of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, the party division was mirrored..

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At that time, it was the Republicans who believed more that support for Ukraine was in the American national interest and advocated a tougher response from Russia..

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But the result is the same: Roughly half or more of Republicans are now reasonably skeptical about continued U.S. intervention.. And many in the Republican Party are ready to give Russia at least something of what it invaded Ukraine for..