SPOTLIGHT Alexandra Dienes, Benedikt Unkel, Christos Katsioulis How to strengthen European popular support for Ukraine About Security Radar 2025 For Security Radar 2025, the FES Regional Office for Cooperation and Peace in Europe polled 14 countries in September 2024 on public attitudes towards foreign policy and security questions. FES surveys countries under the aegis of Security Radar at regular intervals. More information can be found on our website. Key takeaways: → American support for Ukraine is doubtful and so the burden of aiding and rebuilding the country will shift to Europe. This confronts many governments with the question of how to sustain support for war-torn Ukraine despite tightening budgets and domestic divisions. → European populations are generally not averse to supporting Ukraine, but there are worries and fears connected with this policy. Different groups in European societies have diverse priorities. → Nonetheless, governments can galvanise popular support for their policies. Two things are needed for this: first, a policy shift that welcomes the US push for a diplomatic solution, but combines it with a set of principled aims; second, overarching narratives to bring different parts of European societies together. How to strengthen European popular support for Ukraine 1