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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Most Europeans see Trump’s US as more a necessary partner than ally, poll finds

Donald Trump gives a thumps-up
An average of only 21% of Europeans surveyed now see Donald Trump’s US as an ally. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has led to a “remarkable shift” in Europeans’ view of the US, according to a survey, with even the most America-friendly no longer seeing Washington primarily as an ally.

The polling, of 11 EU member states plus Ukraine, Switzerland and the UK, found most people now regarded the US as merely a “necessary partner” – even in countries such as Poland and Denmark that barely 18 months ago had considered the US an ally.

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