Only ten percent of Europeans believe Ukraine can still beat Russia and a ‘compromise settlement’ is seen as the most likely outcome, polls show

Only one in 10 Europeans think Ukraine can still beat Russia and a ‘compromise settlement’ is seen as the most likely outcome, a poll shows.

Of the twelve countries surveyed, ten believe that Russia has a greater chance of winning the war, the YouGov survey shows.

The two countries confident that Ukraine will prevail are Poland and Portugal, with the former only very marginally supporting their geographical neighbor over Russia.

The country that has the least confidence in Ukraine is Greece; only a small share of respondents say the country will win the war.

Hungary, which also borders the war-torn country, is not far behind, according to the EU-wide poll Wars and Elections: How European leaders can keep public support for Ukraine.

Europeans may not be as in touch with their moral loyalty to Ukraine as they used to be

According to the poll, Hungary believes more than any other of the twelve countries that Russia will come out on top.

As reported by the Guardianthe poll’s authors found that on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europeans are not in a “heroic mood,” or even optimistic about the situation.

Despite this, it is said that the efforts of the Europeans to prevent a Russian victory brought no change.

However, another poll shows that Europeans may not be as cognizant of their moral loyalty to Ukraine as they used to be.

The vast majority of respondents in the 12-country survey believe the war-torn countries should reach a peace deal – rather than Ukraine pushing for victory.

Report co-author Mark Leonard, of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), which commissioned the poll, told the Guardian that most Europeans are “desperate to prevent a Russian victory” but would insist on merely providing aid because they doubt Ukraine’s military capacity.

The vast majority of respondents in the 12 country survey believe that war-torn countries should reach a peace deal

This is in stark contrast to the common view in Europe at the start of the war, when countries like Britain were so adamant in stopping Putin that they were willing to boycott Russian exports.

Another YouGov poll on the same European countries, but this time on the election of Donald Trump in the upcoming US elections, shows a very strong correlation between the countries that believe Ukraine should settle and the countries that support the presidential candidate.

This is not surprising given the promises Trump made during the course of the war.

Last year, Trump was asked in an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo about his specific plan to end the war.

He said it would come down to his good relations with Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.

Many Europeans believe that continued aid will help countries find a solution

Donald Trump has previously said he could end the war within 24 hours if he came to power

Trump said: “I know Zelensky very well, I know Putin very well – even better – and I had a very good relationship with both of them.”

The presidential hopeful said he would tell Zelensky: “No more, you have to make a deal.”

He said he would then tell Putin: “If you don’t make a deal, we’re going to give them a lot. We’re going to give more than they’ve ever gotten.”

There is also a strong correlation between the European countries that believe Ukraine has a chance to win the war outright and those who support Trump.

Overall, the less trust the country has in Ukraine, the more support it has for Trump — and presumably for his promises to end the war.