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"More than 70% of Americans say US should support Ukraine amid warThree in four Americans have said the US should continue to support Ukraine despite Russian threats that it could use nuclear weapons to protect its territory, a new poll has shown.The online poll of 1,005 Americans, conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, showed that 73% agreed that the US should continue to support Ukraine amid Russian warnings that it could make use of its nuclear arsenal.&nbsp;And 66% of respondents said Washington specifically should continue providing weapons to Ukraine,&nbsp;up from 51% in a similar poll in August.However, the findings also showed that a majority of Americans - 58% - felt afraid that the country was heading toward nuclear war with Russia.&nbsp;And 65% were concerned that the war could escalate if Ukraine was&nbsp;provided longer range weapons that could hit Russia itself.The Biden administration has provided more than $16.8bn&nbsp; of security assistance to Ukraine since Russia's invasion on Ukraine and this week the US leader promised a new $625m package for the Kyiv government."
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