Media mentions – Wider Europe
The flattery of Putin could bring him closer to achieving with diplomacy what he fails to conquer militarily: deciding on Ukraine’s future as a country
Rafael Loss on what to expect from the Riyadh meeting on the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
The Kremlin hopes that Washington will be able to give it the control that it has been unable to obtain either through the Minsk nor by military means
Marie Dumoulin was quoted in an article in Le Figaro on the errors of the Minsk agreements that must not be repeated in the peace negotiations in Ukraine
The most important thing is probably to have France and Britain on board, because in that case Russia must take into account the risk of ending up in war with two nuclear states
Rafael Loss on European Peacekeeping Force and the question whether Europeans are willing to fight Russia for Ukraine
The real threat is not solely military, but political, and has the potential to tear apart the institutional fabric that has kept the EU prosperous, secure, and integrated
Nicu Popescu reflects on the threat Russia poses to the political cohesion of the European Union
The difference between the Russian communiqué and the American account suggests that the conversation didn’t go so well
Marie Dumoulin was quoted in a La Croix article on the call between Putin and Trump and how Moscow is dangling a deal beyond Ukraine
No honest person could claim that we had foreseen that Russia would deploy such a fleet
Agathe Demarais was quoted in a Blast Info article about the Russian tanker fleet circumventing Western sanctions