Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Europe and Russia


Yesterday’s discussion on European defence at the Madariaga Foundation left out the issue of Russia. Nobody mentioned Russia, either during the presentations or the discussions. 

I found it difficult to understand, particularly when we see the positions President Putin takes towards the West.  I know there is a NATO partnership with Moscow. But I also suspect that the partnership is not going well at all and that the trend is to face an Eastern neighbour that sees itself more as a competitor than a partner. 

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