"A majority of citizens in Germany, France, the Netherlands and several other European Union member states believe there is a high chance of Russia going to war with their country, a survey has found. Across nine European countries surveyed, just over half of respondents said the risk of war was high or very high, the survey by French pollster Cluster17 showed on Thursday."
"Europe's security environment has been a pressing concern for its leaders since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. France announced last week that it would reintroduce military service, which was abolished in 1996, from next year on a voluntary basis, following similar moves by Belgium and the Netherlands. French President Emmanuel Macron explicitly cast the move as a response to Russian aggression, warning that Moscow would seek to exploit any signal of weakness."
Across nine European countries, just over half of respondents said the risk of war with Russia was high or very high. Poland registered the highest anxiety, with 77 percent seeing a high risk of conflict. Belgium and the Netherlands recorded 59 percent, while roughly half of Germans, French and Spanish perceived a high risk. Italians were least likely at 34 percent, followed by Portuguese and Croatians. Just under half of Europeans viewed United States President Donald Trump as an enemy of Europe, up four points from September. Several countries are reintroducing or expanding military service as part of security responses.
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