New poll signals Americans are growing tired of supporting Ukraine as the war against Russia drags on

According to a new poll, many Americans are growing weary of the US government's support of Ukraine and want to see diplomacy end the war if aid is to continue.

According to a survey conducted by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and Data for Progress, a majority of likely voters support the US pursuing diplomatic negotiations as soon as possible to end the war in Ukraine. Only 32% of respondents were in favor of this.

Almost half of the respondents said they only supported the continuation of US military aid to Ukraine if the US is involved in ongoing diplomacy to end the war.

More than half of likely voters think the Biden administration and Congress need to do more diplomatically to end the war.

Russia's war in Ukraine is more likely to end at the negotiating table than it is on the battlefield, according toAmericans. According to Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute, there is a growing skepticism of Washington's approach to this war, which has been heavy on tough talk and military aid, but light on diplomatic strategy and engagement.

"'As long as it takes isn't a strategy, it's a recipe for years of disastrous and destructive war - conflict that will likely bring us no closer to the goal of securing a prosperous, independent Ukraine'" The American people need to know how the US plans to bring this war to an end.

If long-term global economic hardship, including in the US, occurs, almost half of likely US voters will oppose the US providing aid to Ukraine at current levels. Four-in- 10 Americans support the US providing aid to Ukraine if this happens, according to the poll.

If there are higher gas prices and a higher cost of goods in the US, a majority of Americans don't want the US to provide aid to Ukraine at current levels.

According to a majority of respondents, they think the Russia-Ukraine war will end with a negotiated peace settlement between the two countries, and that the war has affected them financially.

President Joe Biden has warned that US sanctions on Russia could hurt the US economy, but he insists that it is worth it. The war is a fight between democracy and autocracy.

The atrocities that the Russians are engaging in are just beyond the pale. In May, Biden said that the cost of the fight was not cheap, but that it was more expensive because of the aggressiveness. We are staying in this because of that.

The US has provided over fifteen billion dollars in security assistance to Ukraine. The Ukrainian armed forces have received numerous weapons packages from the US and other partner nations, which have included anti-tank missiles, air-defense systems, and long-range rocket artillery that have allowed Ukrainian troops to not only halt Russian advances but also drive Russian forces back.

While Western support has aided Ukraine's war efforts, recent data indicates there are growing concerns about what further support without diplomacy and a continued conflict could mean for other countries as well.

Marcus Stanley, advocacy director at the Quincy Institute, said policymakers are too sanguine about the risks of continuing the war.

Efforts to strengthen Ukraine's hand on the battlefield need to be accompanied by efforts to secure peace at the negotiating table, according to Americans. As Congress prepares to vote on military aid to Ukraine this week, there's no sign that Washington is looking for a way to preserve and protect the country's independence.