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A YouGov poll in five Western European countries found majorities view Donald Trump as a threat to European peace, with concerns rising after he suspended military aid to Ukraine.

Most respondents oppose Kyiv’s exclusion from U.S.-Russia peace talks and doubt Europe alone could support Ukraine.

Support for increased defense spending remains limited, despite fears that Russia could attack again.

Proposals for European peacekeepers in Ukraine have mixed support. The survey highlights growing skepticism about U.S. commitments to NATO and European security.

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[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 124 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A majority of Western Europeans also have a better education than the majority of my fellow American citizens.

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[–] index@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Many europeans always have thought about USA as a threat to peace. The migrants crisis in europe is a direct result of USA fucking up the middle east for decades.

[–] blurcosp@leminal.space 18 points 1 month ago

And now we have far-right ultranationalistic movements popping up through Europe as a result.

[–] GenXLiberal@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

And we fuck up other places to, lets not sell the US short.

https://youtube.com/shorts/l3gBif0K6cc

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[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Most if us un the US too, probably.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 19 points 1 month ago

Both supporters and opponents.

The supporters want violence. Us opponents see that he is pushing for it.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I wish, but if that were the case he wouldn't be in office.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 month ago

Majority of western Europeans are paying attention, survey finds

[–] thoralf@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 1 month ago

Objectively he is.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

A minority of western Europeans are idiots.

[–] ITguru@feddit.nl 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hi guys, new here on lemmy. Just want to say FKUC Trump!

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Welcome, avoid the tankies

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[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago

If it was only peace lol.

He's a threat the very survival of the specie.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yet support for increased defense spending is limited. I guess there may be a change in attitudes once the Americans enact tarrifs against the EU and/or formally leave NATO.

[–] plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most countries have announced increased defense spending with support across the political spectrum and EU defense stocks are one of the few safe havens left during this tariff nonsense. France has offered a nuclear umbrella to its neighbours. Poland is up to 5% GDP on defence. Not sure what you mean by limited support but maybe I misunderstand.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I was referring to the survey results.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

They don't even have to leave NATO formally, just undermine confidence in article 5 enough that it's no longer a deterrent.

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[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If US commitment to the NATO nuclear umbrella is questioned, Russia will attempt to capitalize on it.

Threats of nuclear action are considerably more believable when there's no threat of nuclear retaliation. Ukraine would never have been invaded if they still had nuclear weapons.

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Read that as: Majority of Western Europeans suspect ocean of containing water.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Doesn’t the majority of everyone everywhere think this by now?

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think at this point for majority of the world, this is common sense now.

[–] Septapus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're right damn this is just hitting me. This chain of events has enabled china to take over much of the Pacific islands and other nations they 'claim' are theirs by historical right. The russians will come for the European continent and the usa will make majorly predatory moves on the American continents. Fuck, the entire world has been made unsafe.

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[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Only western Europeans? I would think eastern Europeans are even more terrified of the implications of Trump being an obvious FSB asset.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

They only asked Western Europeans.

[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

"The great peacemaker" needs big wars so that he can eventually "make" a peace...

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We’ve been saying this in the U.S. since 2016.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

At this point that's like saying the meteor was a "threat" to dinosaurs

[–] Tamei@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Breaking news, really. The dude who threatens to invade his allies is a threat to peace, bravo! If we keep up this pace with dealing with the situation, then we are doomed.

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