In the year after the Russian occupation of Crimea, 41 percent of people in Germany still expressed a fear of Russia. After the attack on Ukraine, the number increased significantly.
According to a survey, three quarters of the citizens of Germany fear a military threat to the Federal Republic from Russia.
Fear has grown significantly as tensions have increased and eventually the attack on Ukraine. According to a long-term survey, the so-called German-Polish Barometer, in 2015 – the year after the Russian occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea – 41 percent of those surveyed expressed fear of a military threat to Germany from Russia. In February of this year, shortly before the current Russian attack on Ukraine, it was already 55 percent. In March it is now 74 percent.
In Poland, on the other hand, a large majority has long feared a military threat from Moscow. According to the survey, the proportion of those who express themselves in this way has increased from 76 percent to 79 percent in the same period since 2015.
For the survey, 1000 representative selected citizens were questioned online in both countries.
Source: Stern
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