Quite alarmingly, the respondents were also reluctant in backing the deployment of their troops to protect the neighboring NATO member allies, as Poland or the Baltic states, if Russia attacks, Ukraine Today reports.

The survey results show that the Kremlin’s attempts to split public opinion in the EU with regard to the Ukrainian issue and the Russia’s foreign policy are seeing some success, which should be noted by the European politicians who are trying to counter Moscow’s propaganda.

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