95% Of Belarusians Do Not Support Belarus' Participation In War Against Ukraine

In Belarus, only 5% of the population believe that the Belarusian army should take part in the war on the side of Russia. Compared to April, this number decreased from 6 to 5%. This is evidenced by the results of a poll conducted by Chatham house.

"The attitude of Belarusians to the war of Russia in Ukraine remains negative. We see that gradually there is a melting of support for Russia. The number of people who believe that it is necessary to support the actions of Russia is decreasing (from 28% in March to 23% in June 2022). And there are few people who believe that Belarus should take part in hostilities on the side of Russia - 5%," says Ryhor Astapenya, director of the Belarusian Initiative at Chatham House.

According to the poll, 43% of respondents do not support the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine. At the same time, there are 2.5 times more unequivocal opponents of military operations of the Russian army than unequivocal supporters - 35% and 14%, respectively.

Compared to the previous poll, which was conducted in April 2022, the number of those who believe that the consequences of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine will be negative for Belarus has grown (55% in June versus 53% in April) and specifically for each Belarusian (52% and 49%, respectively).

The poll was conducted from June 6 to June 17, 2022 via Internet Interview (CAWI). 804 respondents took part in it.