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Eurobarometer: 30% of Bulgarians support sending military aid to Ukraine

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Compared to other EU citizens, Bulgarians show less solidarity with Ukraine, a study presented today by the European Commission, shows. According to the survey, 39% agree they feel complete sympathy for Ukrainians, 34% tend to agree, 15% do not tend to sympathize, 10% do not feel sympathy at all, 3% did not give an answer. On average for the EU, the data are 54%, 35%, 6%, 3% and 2% respectively on the same indicators in that order. The opinion that Russia is the main culprit for the war is strongly shared by 27%.

49% of Bulgarians approve of the EU response after the outbreak of war. 30% of Bulgarians agree on sending military aid to Ukraine, which places Bulgaria at the bottom of the chart according to this indicator.



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