Eurobarometer: 81 per cent of European welcome Ukrainians fleeing the Russian war into EU

In the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, 81 per cent of European respondents agree with welcoming into the EU people fleeing the war, while over three quarters of Europeans (77 per cent) support providing financial and humanitarian support to Ukraine, according to the latest Standard Eurobarometer 104 (autumn 2025), published in December 2025. 

Seventy-three of EU citizens back economic sanctions on the Russian government, companies, and individuals while nearly six in ten (59 per cent) approve of the EU granting candidate status to Ukraine and 57 per cent agree with the EU financing the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains the most important issue facing the EU (mentioned by 26%) followed by immigration (mentioned by 20 per cent), the international situation (19 per cent), and the security and defence (18 per cent). Seventy-seven percent of European respondents agree that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a threat to the security of the EU.

The Standard Eurobarometer 104 (autumn 2025) was conducted between 9 October and 5 November 2025 across the 27 Member States. Overall, 26,445 EU citizens were interviewed face-to-face. Interviews were also conducted in nine candidate and potential candidate countries (all except Ukraine) and the United Kingdom.

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Standard Eurobarometer 104

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