Europe lacks coherence facing Russia

"Putin is leaving Europe speechless", complains the journalist Andrea Romano, criticising the disunity displayed by Europeans regarding Russia. "The authoritarian style that Vladimir Putin has given to Russian power is once again showing up the great weakness of Europe. This time, however, we are not caught up in the usual lack of a common foreign policy and the habitual lamenting of a European headlong rush forwards. This is a far graver weakness because it comes from the failure of different EU policies that have been applied towards Russia these past ten years. ... If Europe doesn't manage to make itself heard in Russia, Putin's Russia will continue to play a perturbing role in our zone. We would do well to remember this the next time we ostentatiously celebrate the anniversary of the Union."

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