Poll: Most Czechs side with West year after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Almost a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the majority of Czechs side with the West, while a third do not have a clear stance on the matter, suggests a newly released poll by the STEM agency.  According to the poll, carried out in January, there has been no significant increase in the number of pro-Russian respondents.

Some 60 percent of Czechs approve of helping Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war, which is slightly more than last summer. More than half of Czechs believe that the country’s membership in the EU has a positive impact on the country’s international security.

The poll also suggests that 28 percent of respondents support an active stance to the conflict in Ukraine, 24 percent reject NATO involvement and five percent are strongly pro-Russian.