Poles feel secure in NATO. Believe that the US would protect them if needed – study

Despite criticism from the US President Donald Trump, most Europeans, including Poles believe that the US would step in if a NATO member was attacked by Russia, a Pew Research Center study showed. As many as 57 percent of Poles believed so, which even though was the lowest result among polled countries, which included, Spain, France, Germany, the UK, Canada and the Netherlands, was the only nation which have seen an increase in such sentiment (by 8 percent). As many as 79 percent of Poles have favorable views of NATO. Poles are also willing to help other members if they were to be attacked by Russia, with 62 percent willing to offer military support, the same result as in the US. Out of polled countries, only the Netherlands had higher number of those willing to take action when necessary (72 percent). Other European countries were not so keen on helping their allies in a conflict in Russia, with only 40 percent Germans supporting military action, 45 percent of Britons and 46 percent of Spanish citizens. The study was conducted before Trump changed his stance on NATO, which he now calls “not obsolete.”