00:00How do NATO citizens view the alliance?
00:07Amid Russia's war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump's threats against Greenland
00:12and his general criticism of NATO, the military alliance has been in the news a lot recently
00:18and it appears that most citizens of NATO's member countries have a good impression of the organisation.
00:24According to a study by the Pew Research Centre, NATO is viewed positively in most of the 13 countries surveyed,
00:32especially Poland, Sweden, Germany and Hungary.
00:36The majority of respondents in non-European member countries, Canada and the US, also have a favourable impression.
00:42It's not the same story in every country though, with Spaniards split 48-44% between unfavourable and favourable opinions
00:51of NATO,
00:51while a clear majority of Greek and Turkish respondents have a negative view.
00:56The study also looked at each country's views on Russia, with all NATO members surveyed expressing an unfavourable view.
01:04This was clearest in Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands.
01:07As for views of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, citizens tend to be divided.
01:13The Swedes, Brits and Dutch are most likely to say they have confidence in him doing the right thing,
01:20while Hungarian, Greek and Turkish respondents are most likely to say the opposite.
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