Most Europeans want to stand with Kyiv against Moscow, poll suggests

Respondents felt that an attack on Ukraine would represent an attack on the European security order. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Majorities across Europe think Russia will invade Ukraine in 2022 and believe both Nato and the EU should stand by Kyiv, according to a study whose authors suggest the crisis could end up dramatically changing the way Europeans view their security.

“The data suggests something of a geopolitical awakening in Europe,” said Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), which carried out the polling in seven countries, accounting for two-thirds of the EU’s population.