PARIS: A majority of citizens across nine EU countries see a high risk of war breaking out between the bloc´s members and Russia, according to a survey by polling group Cluster 17 published on Thursday in the French international affairs journal Le Grand Continent.
The poll´s findings, based on a sample of almost 10,000 people from the nine countries, come more than three-and-a-half years into the conflict sparked by Russia´s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and amid fears the war could spread further.
France´s top general Fabien Mandon last month warned Russia was preparing for a new confrontation by 2030. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that if Europe wants war “we are ready right now”.
