A majority of voters say the U.S. has been too lenient with Russia regarding cyberattacks and they want President Biden to warn President Putin on the matter, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.
Fifty-eight percent of registered voters in the June 14-15 survey said the U.S. has been too lenient in dealing with Russia over cyberattacks that have taken place in the last few years.
Another 36 percent of respondents said they were unsure about how the U.S. government has responded, while just 6 percent said the U.S. has been “too hard” on Russia.
Fifty-seven percent of voters said they want Biden to take a strong position on cyberattacks and warn Putin to stop them from happening in the future, while 43 percent want him to strike a conciliatory tone and see how the U.S. and Russia can work more closely together.
The survey also found a plurality of voter don’t think any meaningful progress will result in the meeting between Biden and Putin in Switzerland, at 44 percent, while 27 percent said they do think it will result in meaningful progress and 30 percent said they are unsure.
Biden and Putin met on Wednesday for just under four hours to discuss U.S.-Russia relations, including cybersecurity.
The most recent Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online among 942 registered voters. It has a margin of error of 3.19 percentage points.
—Gabriela Schulte
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