The document summarizes the results of surveys conducted in April-May 2015 across eight NATO countries as well as Russia and Ukraine regarding views of Russia and the conflict in Ukraine. Key findings include that majorities in NATO countries would support using military force to defend an ally against Russia, most see Russia as a minor or major military threat to neighboring countries, and over half support NATO sending arms to Ukraine in response to the conflict.

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• Surveys conducted across eight NATO member countries as well
as Russia and Ukraine from April 6, 2015 to May 15, 2015 totaling
11,116 respondents
• Based on nationally representative telephone interviews in
Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom & the
United States and face-to-face interviews in Italy, Poland, Russia
& Ukraine conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey
Research Associates International. The survey in Ukraine
excludes Luhans’k, Donets’k and Crimea.

3. 56%
53
48
U.S.
Canada
EU
median
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 If Russia got into a serious military conflict with one of its neighboring countries that is our
NATO ally,
 do you think our country should use military force to defend that country?
Note: EU median includes France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK.

4. 47
42
29
51
63
46
37
52
66
0
100
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
%
Start of unrest
in Ukraine
Very favorable view of Russia
A lot of confidence in Putin
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5. 70%
53
51
49
44
38
59
44
19%
36
40
38
34
48
33
42
4%
7
8
10
15
13
4
8
Poland
UK
France
Spain
Italy
German
y
U.S.
Canada
Major threat Minor threat Not a threat
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 How much of a military threat, if at all, is Russia to its neighboring
countries, aside from Ukraine?

6. 36%
43
41
45
59
66
65
77
52
50%
46
44
42
40
25
22
19
41
Poland
U.S.
Canada
UK
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
MEDIAN
Support
Oppose
MEDIAN
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 In response to the situation involving Russia and Ukraine, do you __ NATO sending arms to the Ukrainian
gov’t?

7. 13
38
20
32
44
24
83
56
76
64
50
73
0
50
100
Good
Bad
%
2002 2007 2012 2015
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 How would you describe the current economic situation in
Russia?

8. 8
25
33
33% Western sanctions
Falling oil prices
Current gov't econ policies
None (VOL)/Don’t know
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 Whichone of the following is causing the most harmto our
economy?