Large share of Europeans see US as unreliable protector |
As President Biden lands in Europe, a new poll finds only 6% of Western Europeans see the US as a “very reliable” guarantor of European security over the next decade. The survey from the Eurasia Group found 46% of adults in the UK, Germany, and France view the US as somewhat reliable in its security commitments; another 46% believe it is at least somewhat unreliable, with the French and Germans most skeptical. The survey, conducted in April, also found broad support among Americans and Western Europeans for pushing for a “negotiated settlement” to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite reluctance on the part of the White House and officials in some European capitals to pressure Kyiv to the negotiating table. — Morgan Chalfant |