95% of Belarusians are against their army's involvement on Russia's side in the war against Ukraine - Chatham House survey

"The attitude of Belarusians towards Russia's war in Ukraine remains negative. We see that support for Russia is gradually weakening. The number of people who believe that it is necessary to support Russia's actions is decreasing (from 28% in March to 23% in June 2022). And there are not many people who believe that Belarus should take part in military operations on the side of Russia, only 5%," Dr Ryhor Astapenia, Director of Chatham House's Belarus Initiative, says.

According to the survey, 43% of respondents do not support the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine.  At the same time, there are 2.5 times more unequivocal opponents of the military actions of the Russian army than unequivocal supporters - 35% and 14%, respectively.

Compared to the previous poll, which was conducted in April 2022, the number of those who believe that the consequences of military operations on the territory of Ukraine will be negative for Belarus (55% in June versus 53% in April) and specifically for every Belarusian (52% and 49% respectively).

The survey was conducted from June 6 to 17, 2022 using an online interview (CAWI). 804 respondents took part in it.