Ukraine war: Cost-of-living crisis could erode public support for sanctions against Russia

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Ukraine war: Cost-of-living crisis could erode public support for sanctions against Russia
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An exclusive poll for Sky News found that 32% would oppose sanctions if they caused energy bills to rise further.

The link between Russian sanctions and rising prices here is not as obvious as it may seem.

In fact, you can make a convincing argument that the initial muscular approach adopted by Boris Johnson was the main reason he was able to cling onto power in Downing Street for quite so long. However, increases in energy bills since March have left public support for sanctions more fragile than before.

One in four said they were"very concerned" about being unable to pay their bills over the next six months, with a further 45%"fairly concerned". Among those struggling most with the cost of living, however, the number of people against sanctions would be larger than the number of people in favour. Although additional price increases would dent support for sanctions, most people would still back the measures if they led to prices remaining at their current, high level for longer.

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