Zelensky’s star is fading in NATO countries — Responsible Statecraft

Fewer residents of NATO countries believe that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is “doing the right thing in world affairs.”

This was reported by Responsible Statecraft, citing a survey by the Pew Research Center.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, NATO countries have provided tens of billions of dollars in economic and military aid to support Kyiv’s military efforts. However, as it became clear that the Ukrainian counteroffensive did not meet expectations and Russian forces made significant gains, trust in Kyiv’s leadership among the NATO public, especially in Europe, has weakened.

This trend is most notable in Poland, Ukraine’s neighbor, where confidence that Zelensky is “doing the right thing in world affairs” dropped from 70% last year to 48%. While less dramatic, trust in Zelensky’s leadership also fell by about seven percentage points in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France and Sweden.

Additionally, a majority of respondents in European countries felt that their governments had provided Ukraine with the “right amount” or “too much” aid. In the United States, which has given the most military assistance of all NATO members, opinions were more divided: 24% of respondents said the support was “insufficient,” 25% said it was “about right” and 31% said it was “too much.”