16.03.2021

The EU needs a cold-headed Eastern Policy

Reinhard Krumm · The Progressive Post

Both Moscow and Brussels must understand that they will have to work together. The EU and its member states should work towards a common strategy, including a roadmap for now, and a vision for tomorrow. 

Despite what looks like increasing tensions between the European Union and Russia, both blocs will stay neighbours for the foreseeable future. The EU should face up to this reality, work on a common policy, based on interests and norms, and set the agenda. In times of increasing global challenges, both Moscow and Brussels must understand that they will have to work together – whether they like it or not.

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