Last Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President Donald Trump at the White House. The United States has clearly expressed its expectations towards European partners. The US president allegedly made it clear that political declarations by NATO allies regarding the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately one fifth of the world's oil flows, were no longer enough, but specific support. Additional consultations took place at the Pentagon and the Department of State.
The conflict with Iran has highlighted tensions between the Trump administration and NATO allies. In recent weeks, some member states have refused to provide military bases for US operations in the region, as well as support in securing the Strait of Hormuz.
After the meeting, Donald Trump published an entry on the Truth Social social media platform in which he wrote that “NATO was not with us when we needed it and will not be there when we need it again.” In recent days, he also mentioned that the US may withdraw from the North Atlantic Alliance.
Recent reports indicate that traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is beginning to increase.
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On Saturday, reports emerged that two Chinese supertankers loaded with crude oil had passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which could mean a significant increase in tanker traffic in this strategic waterway. A Greek tanker also crossed the strait, which may herald a gradual unblocking of oil transport in the region.
Poles on NATO's role in unblocking the Strait of Hormuz
Participants in the SW Research survey for the rp.pl portal were asked whether European countries should respond to Donald Trump's appeals and help unblock the Strait of Hormuz. 21% of respondents answered “Yes” to this question. subjects. The answer “no” was given by 46.2 percent. respondents, and 32.8 percent respondents have no opinion on this matter.
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— European countries should not respond to the US president's appeal more often, according to men (48%) than women (44%). The percentage of people expressing such an opinion increases with age (27% – people under 24 years of age, 53% – people over 50 years of age). Europe should not get involved in the conflict, according to more than half of respondents with higher education (52%) and almost three in five people from cities with a population of 200,000 or more. up to 499 thousand inhabitants (58%) – commented Dorota Cywińska, senior project manager at SW Research, quoted by rp.pl.
Research methodology
The study was conducted by the research agency SW Research among users of the SW Panel online panel on April 7-8, 2026. The analysis covered a group of 800 Internet users over 18 years of age. The sample was selected in a random quota manner. The structure of the sample was adjusted using analytical weight to correspond to the structure of Poles over 18 years of age in terms of key characteristics related to the subject of the study. Socio-demographic variables were taken into account when constructing the weight.
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