NATO reaffirms support for Ukraine

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Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov shows a handkerchief with the image of a fighter jet prior to the North Atlantic Council round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on Tuesday. Associated Press/Photo by Olivier Matthys, File

NATO leaders met in Estonia on Thursday and reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine through military aid, while emphasizing that NATO itself is not at war with Russia. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the fight belongs to Ukraine, but that the U.S. will give Ukraine as much support as possible.

How do Americans feel about the war? A recent Associated Press-NORC poll shows that fewer and fewer Americans support sending Ukraine weapons. About 30 percent are opposed, and another 20 percent say they have no opinion. A few months after the war began last February, well over half of U.S. adults favored sending military aid.

Dig deeper: Read Lauren Canterberry’s report in The Sift about Ukraine’s request to the U.S. for fighter jets.