According to a survey commissioned by DPA news, 45% of Germans oppose the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, which are considered the top of the country’s military equipment, despite a clear request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. agency, reports Agerpres.

The general opposition of the German population to the supply of such tanks to Ukraine is the main conclusion of the YouGov poll on a representative sample of 2,075 people, published on Sunday.

If almost half of the respondents do not agree, then the other half is divided between 33% supporters of the idea and 22% undecided.

This division of the population is also reflected in the tripartite coalition that governs the country: the Social Democrats, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, refuse to deliver these tanks, but the Greens in particular and the Liberals, although to a lesser extent, are favorable to the specific actions of President Zelensky to meet the demand.

The survey shows that the biggest split is observed among the Social Democrats (SPD): 41% oppose and 40% support a positive response to this request.

At the other end of the spectrum are the Greens, half of whose voters support sending tanks, and 25% are against. In the camp of the Liberal Party (VDP) against – 42%, for – 33%.

Finally, opposition is more evident among supporters of far-right parties such as the Alternative for Germany (AfD), where 76% say they are against and only 13% are in favor.