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Nearly half of Americans (47%) now say Washington should urge Kyiv to settle for peace as soon as possible.

"The signal that it sends to Vladimir Putin that the allies are committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes [...] is very important," says Mitchel Wallerstein.

While opinion leaders across party lines—as well as Democrats and Independents among the public—support continued assistance to Kyiv, everyday Republicans stand out in their opposition.

The public also remains in favor of maintaining long-term military bases abroad.

While understandable, the mood of pessimism around COP27 obscures progress toward net zero and can be dangerously self-fulfilling, argues Chris Morris.

But American concern about large numbers of immigrants and refugees coming into the country has steadily decreased over the past decades.