Steven Casey

Are Brits losing sympathy for Ukraine?

Photo by Ukrainian Presidency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Britons were keen to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. A month into the war, more than half thought we hadn’t gone far enough. That was after the government had frozen the assets of Russia’s banks, banned the Russian airline Aeroflot from landing in Britain, and sanctioned Putin and his cabinet. Voters wanted more sanctions, even if it hurt the economy.

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