Over 80% of Ukrainians think Belarus involved in Russia’s war against Ukraine
Belarus has been training its military since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine (Photo:Міноборони Білорусі/Telegram)
Some 80.6% of Ukrainians believe that Belarus is involved in Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to a Razumkov Center poll whose results were released on March 9.
Yet, 7.5% of those polled hold the opposite opinion.
Additionally, a grant majority holds a negative attitude toward Belarus (56.3% negative, 24.4% mainly negative). However, 12.4% of those polled have a positive attitude toward Belarus (3.1% positive, 9.3% mainly positive).
Meanwhile, over 90% of Ukrainians have a negative attitude toward Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko (76.3% negative, 15.9% mainly negative), with only 3.3% having a positive attitude toward the dictator (0.5% positive, and 2.8% mainly positive).
Two-thirds of those polled fully (46.7%) or rather (22.5%) support the complete severing of all relations between Kyiv and Minsk after Ukraine’s victory. In contrast, 5.4% of Ukrainians are fully against the complete severing of all relations between Ukraine and Belarus, and 11.2% rather do not support it.
The survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews from Feb. 22 to March 1, 2023. A total of 2,020 people were polled in all regions of Ukraine, except for in the Russian-occupied territories.
Directly prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Lukashenko provided Belarusian territory as a staging ground for the invading forces. The troops gathered in Belarus were primarily used to attack the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. The Russian army also continues to launch missile strikes at Ukraine from Belarus.
Belarusian troops do not directly participate in hostilities. However, experts have warned that it is possible for Belarus or Russia to attempt another attack on Kyiv from the north.
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