What is driving Europe’s pro-Russian supporters and their stance on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict?

By Filip Kostelka, Professor and Chair in Political and Social Change, European University Institute

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked the most significant military conflict in Europe’s post-Second World War history. While European public opinion is overwhelmingly pro-Ukrainian, significant segments of Europe’s population hold ambivalent or even outright pro-Russian positions. As public support is key to providing military and financial assistance to Ukraine,…

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