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🗳 Recent polling shows that the Russian invasion of 🇺🇦 has sparked profound shifts in European and US public opinion. Read the 🧵 for a country-by-country breakdown ⬇️ (1/8)

🇬🇧: The percentage of Brits who view 🇷🇺 as a “hostile threat” almost doubled following the invasion, from 34% to 64%. The share of Brits seeing 🇺🇸 as a “friend and ally” rose from 36% to 50%.
Source: @YouGov 👉 bit.ly/3sxf10J (2/8)

🇺🇸: 77% believe US should place additional economic sanctions on 🇷🇺 (up from 69% last week) and over 2/3 believe Russian President Putin is most to blame for the crisis (up from 50% last week).
Source: @Ipsos 👉 bit.ly/3K7AWla (3/8)

@Ipsos 🇩🇪: A historic shift—78% of Germans support 🇩🇪’s landmark defense policies announced on Sunday. More than 60% of Germans view Putin differently following the 🇺🇦 invasion. 81% perceive 🇷🇺 as a threat to Germany’s security.
Source: @derspiegel👉 bit.ly/3vzcoxp (4/8)

@Ipsos @derspiegel This change in 🇩🇪 thinking will usher in new debates about Germany’s strategic culture that policymakers in Berlin must confront, argues @RKefferputz. Read his analysis of the sea change in Germany: bit.ly/3KebFWi (5/8)

@Ipsos @derspiegel @RKefferputz 🇫🇷: 88% are shocked by Moscow’s invasion. 41% believe 🇫🇷 should send military & humanitarian equipment to 🇺🇦. 50% trust President Macron’s handling of the crisis—significantly more than rival presidential candidates.
Source @BFMTV: 👉 bit.ly/3K9ndKt (6/8)

🇫🇮: Finnish polls indicate historic shifts in attitude to #NATO membership. For the first time ever, a majority (53%) support 🇫🇮 joining NATO. In 2017, only 19% were in favor of joining the Alliance.
Source:👉 bit.ly/3tlgg2p (7/8)

#Transatlantic attitudes toward Russia are converging. As #Europe and the US enter a new chapter, follow @AtlanticCouncil and @ACEurope for timely analysis, and sign up for the #ACEuropeWatch newsletter for weekly roundups: bit.ly/3rlRgbp (8/8)