The number of Americans who believe that the United States is doing “too much” to help Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia spiked from just over a quarter of respondents to 41 percent by October, according to a new Gallup report.

“As the harsh winter months approach in Ukraine, Americans’ views on the war there have shifted, with a plurality now saying the U.S. is doing too much to help Ukraine,” Gallup’s editor in chief, Mohamed Younis, writes.

Americans’ waning support for Ukraine is observed across party affiliations but is most pronounced among Republican and independent voters. Between June and October, Republicans saying the Biden administration was doing “too much” in the conflict jumped 12 percentage points, with over 60 percent of conservatives agreeing with the sentiment. A similar increase was seen among independents, with close to half (44 percent) feeling the same way. Democrats were the most consistent across time, with those against aid rising from 10 to 14 percent in the same period.

As the conflict approaches its second year, a growing share of Americans support ending the conflict quickly, even at the expense of Ukrainian territorial losses. While support for helping the embattled Eastern European nation fend off Russia’s invasion remained steadfast from August 2022 until June 2023, many are reconsidering whether Ukraine can succeed in recapturing its lost lands.

As of October, just over half (54 percent) of polled Americans support the United States helping Ukraine regain its territory, down from 62 percent in June. Similarly, over 40 percent now express a desire for the war to “end quickly,” up from 36 percent in the same period from just four months ago.

“Interestingly, the view that neither side is currently winning the war is the only question on the war where there is at least some consistency across party ID, with little to no differences among Democrats, independents, and Republicans,” Younis concludes.