Only 43 percent of Americans approve of Biden and a similar percentage approve of his handling of Russia. See the president's latest poll numbers.
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden is meeting with key allies in Brussels to coordinate a stronger response to Russia's monthlong assault on Ukraine, a new poll shows Americans have yet to rally around his leadership.
The U.S., along with NATO allies, have tried to isolate Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin with sanctions, including freezing foreign assets of Russia's central bank and cutting off its supply to essential war materiel. But Russia has continued for a month to batter cities in Ukraine with air strikes and artillery, despite a stalled ground invasion.
Even among members of his own party, Biden faces pressure to do more. The poll shows Democrats are closely divided over the president's response, with 43% saying he hasn't been tough enough. Somewhat more, 53%, say it's been"about right." "How many years are we gonna watch this happen and then have to step in anyway?" she added."It just feels inevitable and, in the meantime, we're just watching all these people suffer."
"I think that he's doing the right thing and being cautious, but it's really hard when you're watching and reading about these stories day to day," Collins said."More aggressive at where we are means putting troops on the ground, and I don't necessarily know if that's the answer either."While Republicans are less likely than Democrats to support the U.S.
Stoddard thinks there's more Biden could be doing to strengthen sanctions and support Ukraine militarily, including transferring Polish MiG fighter jets to Ukraine from a NATO air base in Germany, which the Pentagon declined to do earlier in March. The administration has said it is determined to avoid further action that could be seen as escalatory by Putin.
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