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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Walters

Britain needs new defence pact with Europe amid fears Trump won’t defend it from attack, voters say

Britain should join forces with Europe in a new defence pact because it can no longer trust Donald Trump’s America to defend it in the event of a military attack by Russia, voters believe.

That is the stark outcome of a survey by The Independent to gauge the public’s reaction to dramatic changes in US foreign policy under Mr Trump and increasing hostility to Europe – including Britain – from Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

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