Majority of Western Europeans Think Trump Is Threat to Peace, Survey Finds

THE GUARDIAN: Most respondents in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and UK also say Kyiv’s exclusion from peace talks is unacceptable

A screenshot from this article in today’s Guardian. | Donald Trump’s popularity across four surveyed countries was also exceptionally low, with up to 80% having an unfavourable view of the US president. Photograph: Win McNamee/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock
Large majorities in five western European countries think Donald Trump is a threat to peace and security in Europe, a survey has found, after the US president assailed Volodymyr Zelenskyy and suspended military aid to Ukraine.

The YouGov polling of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK was carried out in a dramatic week that left Europe’s leaders scrambling to respond to the prospect of the US pulling long-term support from Ukraine and its European allies.

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After Trump’s apparent alignment with Russia, the polling, carried out between 26 February and 4 March, found majorities in all five countries believed the US president had become a “very big or fairly big threat to peace and security in Europe”. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Thursday, March 6, 2025