Illustrative photo – Russian tank on the outskirts of Mariupol.
Prague – Even a year after its beginning, most people still condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but there are fewer of them compared to last February. 75 percent of Czechs consider Russia's actions towards Ukraine to be indefensible, last year shortly after the start of the conflict 87 percent answered the same question. It emerged from a survey by the Median agency for Czech Radio. According to the director of Median, Přemysl Čech, the public has not changed its opinion on the invasion and stands consistently on the side of Ukraine. The year-on-year difference of 12 percentage points does mean a certain drop in support, but it is not fundamental, he said.
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According to Median's findings, Czechs' concerns about the effects of the war have hardly changed compared to last year, but their idea of how long the war will last is significantly different.
A year ago, most people thought that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict would end within six months at the most. Around a tenth of Czechs even estimated at the time that it would be over within two weeks, currently only a percentage of respondents think so. According to three quarters of those polled, the war will last at least another year. Last year, only one in seven respondents expected such a variant.
Fifty-one percent of citizens want Ukraine to win the war. More than a third are leaning towards ending with a temporary peace, so no one wins. Less than a tenth of those polled want Russia to win, the radio reported with reference to a survey.
82 percent of people fear that Russia's war conflict with Ukraine will affect life in the Czech Republic, which is six points less than before a year. The public is most afraid of a long-lasting war with casualties and an increase in the cost of living. 86 percent of people worry about it. Eighty percent are afraid of the deterioration of the security situation in Europe and 74 percent of the deterioration of interpersonal relations. According to Median, three fifths of respondents are afraid of the influx of migrants due to war.
Median conducted a survey on February 17 and 18 among a thousand people over 18.
