The fact that war in Europe is no longer unthinkable could force Europeans to make difficult compromises to preserve their common peace
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For the moment, we are staging an escalation […] it is a staging that is dangerous and that can lead to an uncontrollable escalation
Kiyev is expecting clear support from Western partners.
It is the standard not just Russian but Soviet method: brinkmanship, demand the maximum, don’t concede, extract concessions from the other side
Fears of conflict hanging over two of the world’s major suppliers are clearly going to have some impact on prices, when there is already a sense of shortage
Important issues are discussed at these meetings behind the scenes, and it’s only months later when something is announced that you realise what really happened in Munich
Gustav Gressel and Piotr Buras comment on the Russian threats at the Ukraine border
Now it looks like no one will take the lead in the next one
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is perhaps the last major European security crisis where the US would have taken the lead in responding, writes ECFR