Može li razlog, Rusi su započeli rat i napali Ukrajinu?

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According to Chatham House, 79% of Belarusians think that the death of Belarusian soldiers during the war between Russia and Ukraine is unacceptable, and more than 50% thought that Belarus should remain neutral.

Participants of the survey, among other questions, were asked "What should Belarus have done after the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine?".

33% expressed their support for Russian actions (including 3% being in favor of Belarus taking part in the conflict on the side of Russia and 30% against),

25% supported complete neutrality and expulsion of all foreign troops from Belarusian territory, 21% were unsure and

20% supported Ukraine (including 1% being in favor of Belarus taking part in the conflict on the side of Ukraine and 19% against).

Thus, at least 74% of Belarusians, regardless of their political stances, had a negative attitude towards any Belarusian involvement in the war.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, several independent opinion polls have been conducted. The Andrei Vardomatski Analytical Laboratory has carried some out by telephone and the British think tank Chatham House has done so online.

These have consistently shown a negative attitude among the vast majority of Belarusians toward the possible participation of their country’s army in the war. In surveys by both centres in May and June, between 5% and 8% of respondents were in favour of sending Belarusian troops to the front, down several percentage points from the previous polls. The public's view of the war itself, on the other hand, is no longer so clear-cut, although supporters of the Russian narrative are still in the minority.

Support for the Russian army's actions in Ukraine is expressed by 33% to 39% of the respondents, while 43-51% are critical of them.

At the same time, according to the Vardomatski survey, 41% of respondents spoke approvingly of the presence of Russian troops on Belarusian territory. In contrast, 24% of the respondents in the Chatham House poll spoke positively about the possible installation of Russian military bases in Belarus.

Both polls showed a slight increase in scepticism toward Russia.

Between 48% and 52% of the respondents favour a neutral, non-affiliated status for Belarus, while 27-42% approve of the country's membership in the Moscow-controlled Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).