The Russian Federation is trying to put pressure on Ukraine to promote its interests and to constrain those Ukrainian policies of minimizing and reducing Russian influence inside Ukraine
Nicu Popescu talks in this interview about the Ukraine conflict and concerns for Moldova
Many Eastern countries have difficulties in the domain of health. They often had light confinements because they did not have enough financial resources to support the national economy (…).
Nicu Popescu explains the difficulties that Eastern European countries are enduring in the management of the health emergency
A muscular approach is more likely to yield engagement than diplomatic supplications and unpersuasive attempts at geopolitical flattery
Le Monde quotes Nicu Popescu on the necessity to change the approach to Russia
Nicu Popescu is quoted in an article from L’Express on European sanctions toward Russia
I don’t think …the sanctions will have an impact on whether Russia releases Navalny or keeps him longer— I think the Russia authorities will just do what they consider necessary to do for themselves
According to Nicu Popescu, sanctions may not push Russia to release Navalny, but they may help to protect him
..offering Russia resets every other year only leads to greater Russian disregard for Western interests in eastern European security or in the Middle East.
Carl Bildt quotes Nicu Popescu and Kadri Liik in his latest op-ed on the West’s attempts to reset relations with Russia
During these last years, Russia and the West each pursued a policy of ‘mutual weakening’. This is likely to dominate Biden’s presidency and the next decade.
Nico Pospecu writes about the relationship between Russia and the West, and explains how while both actors engaged in strategies of mutual weakening, both have also weakened themselves
Europeans must draw lessons from the failure of their approach by learning to handle at the same time cooperation and confrontation
Nicu Popescu is quoted in an article on the EU seeking a strategy to face Russia
If we look at what the Republic of Moldova has achieved in the last 10 years.. we will see that the economy works and is as it is only because the Republic of Moldova has access to EU markets.
Nicu Popescu comments on the state of Moldova’s foreign policy and its economic survival
The Russian president has not yet been vaccinated with it, and according to opinion pieces, there is a lot of distrust in Russia about the Russian vaccine
Nicu Popescu on the political dimension on the different covid-19 vaccines