The level of trust in Volodymyr Zelenskyy in NATO countries has decreased and currently stands at about 40%, according to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre.
The Pew Research Center poll was conducted ahead of the NATO summit in Washington, which will be held from 9 to 11 July. According to its results, 40 per cent of respondents believe that Zelenskyy is “doing the right thing” on foreign policy issues, while 48 per cent hold the opposite view.
“Trust in him has dropped significantly in several countries in Europe and North America,” the research centre said on its website.
Zelenskyy’s rating fell the hardest in Poland (48 per cent this year compared to 70 per cent last year), the Netherlands (66 per cent vs 73 per cent), Germany (54 per cent vs 61 per cent), Spain (48 per cent vs 55 per cent) and France (43 per cent vs 50 per cent).
The survey was conducted in the period from January to May 2024 among more than 44 thousand adult citizens of NATO countries, the margin of error of the survey results is about 2 percentage points.
Recall, earlier the agency BTV with reference to the survey Ipsos reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most recognisable leader among Europeans. Thus, 37% of Bulgarian residents have a favourable attitude to the Russian leader, which is the highest result among all EU countries.