The residents of European countries were disappointed in the United States during the crisis due to the coronavirus, according to extensive surveys conducted for the European Council on foreign relations (ECFR).
Almost every country participating in surveys, most people said that he was amazed at how Donald trump handles coronavirus crisis, and lost confidence in the United States as a global leader, reports Inotv with reference to The Guardian.
A negative attitude toward the United States was most pronounced in Denmark (71%), Portugal (70%), France (68%), Germany (65%) and Spain (64%). In France 46%, Germany 42% said that their opinion about US “has deteriorated” during a pandemic.
In his analysis of political data experts Susie Dennison and Paul o argue that US credibility “has been undermined”. The reasons they call a failed attempt of the country to overcome the crisis of public health and fully support the transatlantic Alliance.
On the eve of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the world should stop taken for granted the US desire to be a world leader. Polls show that public opinion has realized this shift.
“the Trust of Europeans to the United States have disappeared. Many were shocked by the chaotic response of Americans to COVID-19; a lack of solidarity with the Europeans, which they showed on 12 March, to close the border with members of the Schengen area; and the lack of leadership in tackling coronavirus crisis at the global level – or at least their participation in the solution of this problem (if we exclude the verbal sparring with the world health organization),” reads the report.
Confidence in the future of the transatlantic partnership is so low that only 2% of respondents in Germany and 3% in France stated that they will expect US support when Europe will restore its economy. “Europeans are aware of the fact that the US no longer necessarily their friend in difficult times”, – says the experts.
The authors of the study come to the conclusion that if the United States will not lead the multilateral system, the Europeans want the EU to take on greater responsibility in addressing global challenges, including pandemics and extreme weather situations.
The survey also showed that the attitude to Russia in General remained unchanged.
Recall that in the U.S. again, the situation deteriorated with the spread of coronavirus infection. The perpetrators of new wave of coronavirus called the Millennials.
