Washington:
US President Joe Biden has struggled in home polls since final 12 months however his international coverage is incomes increased marks in a lot of Europe as he leads efforts towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A 14-nation survey launched Thursday by the German Marshall Fund of america mentioned approval of Biden’s international coverage was increased than within the US in all international locations surveyed besides Italy and Turkey.
The best approval was in Poland, a NATO ally on the frontlines of efforts to help Ukraine, the place 74 p.c mentioned they authorised totally or considerably of Biden’s international coverage and solely 13 p.c disapproved.
Approval for Biden’s international coverage was additionally above 60 p.c in Lithuania, Romania, Portugal, Sweden and Germany. In america, 47 p.c voiced help.
The trans-Atlantic survey discovered that 64 p.c thought-about america to be essentially the most influential actor on this planet, a slight enhance from a 12 months earlier.
In a single shift, the European Union got here in second, edging out China, fueled by the rising variety of Europeans who mentioned the 27-nation bloc was essentially the most influential world participant.
The research additionally discovered tepid backing for army help to Taiwan if China invades the self-governing democracy, a risk raised by Biden amid issues fueled by the Ukraine warfare.
A mere seven p.c of Individuals favored sending troops to Taiwan in an invasion, a determine that was nonetheless increased than in every other nation surveyed.
The survey was carried out principally in late June and early July with a mean of 1,500 respondents in every nation.
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