Slovaks least willing to defend nation compared to Czechs and Poles

Slovaks least willing to defend nation compared to Czechs and Poles

Slovaks are the least willing in Central and Eastern Europe to defend their country if attacked, with just 49% ready to fight – far behind Czechs (81%) and Poles (84%), new survey finds.

Large Majority of Czechs “Would Defend Their Country Against Attack”, Says Survey

The Czech Republic is among the countries in Central and Eastern Europe where the highest share of people say they would defend their homeland in the event of a foreign attack, according to the results of a survey published this week by the NGO Globsec. Of the nine countries surveyed, this figure fell below 50% only in Slovakia, where the prevailing opinion is that Ukraine should relinquish part of its territory in order to establish peace. In t…

They consider themselves a small country, over whose heads they would be judged anyway. They also consider NATO and European Union membership to be a waste. Support for NATO membership remains high in the Czech Republic ... ...

The Czech Republic is among the countries in Central and Eastern Europe where the largest number of people would defend their homeland in the event of a foreign attack, according to a survey published by the non-governmental organization Globsec. Of the nine countries surveyed, less than half of people would do so only in Slovakia, where the opinion that Ukraine should give up part of its territory in the interest of establishing peace also prev…

Slovakia is the only country in Central and Eastern Europe where fewer than half of citizens are willing to defend it, according to a Globsec poll published Wednesday, conducted in nine countries in the region. In Poland, that percentage was 84 percent, the highest. A majority of respondents in the Czech Republic gave a positive answer to the same question, at 81 percent. The Czech Republic also has the fewest people in the region who believe in…

The Czech Republic is one of the countries in Central and Eastern Europe where the largest number of people would defend their homeland in the event of a foreign attack. Of the nine countries surveyed, less than half of people would do so only in Slovakia. There, the prevailing opinion is that Ukraine should give up part of its territory in the interest of establishing peace. This is according to a survey by the non-governmental organization Glo…