A significant portion of citizens in six European Union countries see the United States more as a threat than an ally during Donald Trump's presidency, according to a poll reported by Politico.
According to the data, only 12 percent of respondents in Poland, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany and Italy consider the US a close ally, while 36 percent see it as a threat.
In comparison, China is perceived as a threat by 29 percent of respondents.
At the national level, concern about Washington exceeds that about Beijing in four of the six countries, while only in France and Poland is China seen as the greater threat.
Meanwhile, Russia remains the clearest enemy for Europeans, with 70 percent of respondents considering it a threat.
In Spain, negative perceptions of the US are highest, with 51 percent seeing it as a threat to Europe. In Italy, the figure is 46 percent, in Belgium 42 percent, in France 37 percent and in Germany 30 percent.
The exception is Poland, which borders Russia and considers its alliance with the US as a key guarantee of security: only 13 percent of respondents there see Washington as a threat.
The "European Pulse" survey, conducted by Cluster17 for Politico and beBartlet, surveyed 6,698 citizens in six European countries and was conducted from March 13 to 21.