Media mentions – Wider Europe
Unblocking the stand-off will depend on the goodwill of the countries to engage in a constructive dialogue and their readiness to consistently participate in it
When France launched a new dialogue with Russia in 2019, other Member States acknowledged that it would only succeed if the other partners sat down at the table
The comment of Mathilde Ciulla and Tara Varma on Macron’s foreign policy strategy
If Europe does not react strongly to such abuses, further incursions and violations of its sovereignty are to be expected
The EU should develop a ‘rigorous, long-term strategy” to counter the growing presence of China and Russia in the Western Balkans.’
The Chilean newspaper refers to Majda Ruge and Vladimir Shopov’s commentary on the Montenegrian dilemma
I had no doubt the EU would have a strong reaction […] It was such a clear-cut case. And there are tools to react
The fruits of those relatively good economic years were widely shared […] and while it’s not true to say there wasn’t corruption, there hasn’t been the same kind of oligarchy or ma
The EU is divided on whether Belarus and Russia should be treated separately, because if Moscow got rid of Lukashenko, Russia might be part of the solution
I had no doubt the EU would have a strong reaction. It was such a clear-cut case. And there are tools to react
The Russians fear the possibility of a “first strike” from the US that would neutralize their own nuclear strike capacities.