More than 75% of Irish people supportive of EU response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen; Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky; and president of the European Council Charles Michel following a meeting in Brussels on February 9. Survey found 76% of Irish people expressed satisfaction with measures taken by the EU to support Ukraine following the start of the war with Russia a year ago. Picture: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images

More than three-quarters of Irish people remain supportive of the EU’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the findings of a major European survey.

However, Irish people also showed one of the lowest levels of support among citizens of the 27 EU member states for having a common EU defence and security policy, according to the report by the European Commission.