Republicans Have Changed Their Minds on Ukraine

PUBLISHED By Brendan Cole

OCT 13, 2025 AT 11:27 AM EDT

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Republican support for U.S. military aid to Ukraine has risen this year in polling which comes amid reporting that Washington is giving Kyiv intelligence to conduct strikes inside Russia.

A poll by HarrisX and Harvard has found more Republican voters than Democrats support arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia, as surveys show growing GOP support for Kyiv amid President Donald Trump's stepping up of criticism of Vladimir Putin.

It comes as the FT reported that Washington has been helping Ukraine carry out long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities amid speculation over whether the Trump administration will give Kyiv Tomahawk missiles that can strike deep inside Russia.

Zev Faintuch, head of research and intelligence at security firm Global Guardian, told Newsweek that the U.S. president has likely decided that Russia is not likely to win and has manufactured consent among his base to provide Kyiv with more support.

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