Ukraine support is Germany’s most divisive issue, survey finds

A new survey found that support for Ukraine is now Germany’s most divisive issue, overtaking migration.

The survey asked nearly 2,800 people in Germany, as part of a wider poll across eight EU countries.

About 54% want Germany to keep helping Ukraine and distance itself further from Moscow, while nearly 29% favour closer ties with Russia and 17% want to take neither side.

Nearly one in five respondents identified as clearly pro-Russian, up from nearly one in seven a year earlier.

Overall, 83% believe German society is divided, while views on migration have changed little: nearly two-thirds want to limit immigration, but 56% want to make it easier for foreign skilled workers to move to Germany.

The findings come from a 2026 study by the Mercator Forum for Migration and Democracy at Dresden Technical University, carried out with YouGov; the survey gives no indication of what happens next.