Poll regarding Romanian’s trust in NATO, EU, USA, China, Russia. 77% will choose the West while 10% the East. Link in Romanian, translation in the comments.

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  1. **Conflict in Ukraine, NATO and Romania’s defence**
    When asked whether or not NATO will defend Romania in the context of the increased risk of war in Ukraine, 70.3% of Romanians say yes, while 20.3% say no. 9.4% do not know or do not answer.
    **NATO membership**
    76.2% of respondents think that Romania should not leave NATO, while 18.7% answer yes to this question. The share of non-responses is 5.1%.
    **US military bases**
    74.7% of respondents (compared to 68.1% in September 2021, 73.8% in June 2021 and 75.4% in March 2021) agree with the statement “The existence of US military bases in Romania would help defend the country in case of external aggression”, while 20.6% disagree (compared to 24.9% in September 2021, 20.3% in June 2021 and 20% in March 2021). 4.7% do not know or do not answer this question.
    **EU army**
    72.6% of respondents think that the EU should set up its own army to defend the Member States. 20.8% of the total sample/population disagrees. The share of non-responses is 6.5%.
    **West vs. East. Trust in countries and international leaders**
    Direction Romania: West or East?
    In the opinion of 77% of respondents, the WEST (i.e. EU, US, NATO) is the direction Romania should move towards in terms of political and military alliances. 10.4% think Romania should move towards the EAST (i.e. Russia, China). The share of non-responses is 12.6%.
    **Future of Europe / West**
    In the future, Europe and the West will be stronger in the opinion of 63.9% of respondents, while the opposite opinion is shared by 27%. 9.1% do not know or do not answer.
    **Trust in countries and international organisations**
    Of the countries and organizations listed, Romanians have the highest level of trust in NATO (60.6% compared to 47.1% in September 2021, 59.3% in June 2021 and 49.4% in March 2021). 55.9% of Romanians have a very high level of trust in the European Union (compared to 42.5% in September 2021, 55% in June 2021 and 51.6% in March 2021) and 51.8% have a very high level of trust in Germany (compared to 45.8% in September 2021, 49.2% in June 2021 and 57.6% in March 2021).
    Of those surveyed 50% say they are very and very confident in the United States (compared to 40.3% in September 2021, 47.8% in June 2021 and 47.2% in March 2021).
    France is very and very much trusted by 38.5% of respondents.
    Confidence in Russia and China is below 20 percent. 18% say they trust Russia (compared to 16.2% in September 2021, 17.9% in June 2021 and 16% in March 2021) and 17.2% trust China (compared to 13.5% in September 2021, 16.8% in June 2021 and 19% in March 2021).
    Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

  2. >In the opinion of 77% of respondents, the WEST (i.e. EU, US, NATO) is the direction Romania should move towards in terms of political and military alliances.

    And yet all their parties except one adamantly oppose the West’s social progress, and stay in line with Eastern social conservatism.

  4. Only NATO, meaning the US, is the guarantor of peace and Western civilization. Europe is little more than a rich but defenseless place living off US patronage. Imagine that the US collapses – what awaits Europe? The dictates of Russia along with Germany.

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