Security and defence

Australia’s response to the war in Ukraine

In the second year of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Kyiv is engaging in a counter-offensive. Amid debate among observers on whether the West can sustain momentum in its support for Ukraine, Australians continue to show strikingly high levels of support for assisting Ukraine.

Almost nine in ten (87%) say they ‘strongly’ or ‘somewhat’ support ‘keeping strict sanctions on Russia’, steady from 2022 (89%). Around eight in ten (84%) support ‘admitting Ukrainian refugees into Australia’. Three-quarters (76%) support ‘providing military aid to Ukraine’.

While overall levels of support for these response measures remain very high, the number who ‘strongly support’ each measure waned — by 15 points each for admitting Ukrainian refugees and providing military aid to Ukraine, and by eight points for keeping strict sanctions on Russia.

Security and defence
Australia’s response to the war in Ukraine

Question

Thinking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, would you support or oppose Australia:

40%
20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%

Keeping strict sanctions on Russia

2022

2023

Admitting Ukrainian refugees into Australia

2022

2023

Providing military aid to Ukraine

2022

2023