Thinking the unthinkable: emergence of “a vast zone of destabilisation and insecurity” from Estonia to Turkey if Putin wins sovereignty over Ukraine.
@LianaFix: “Any idea EU or Nato can ensure peace on the continent will be the artefact of a lost age”
thetimes.co.uk/article/2bfa58…
@LianaFix: “Any idea EU or Nato can ensure peace on the continent will be the artefact of a lost age”
thetimes.co.uk/article/2bfa58…
“Cold War analogies will not be helpful in 🌍 with Russianised Ukraine,” bc in the Europe of the Cold War the geopolitical dividing lines were stabilised under 1975 Helsinki Accords.
By contrast Russian control of Ukraine would insert an unpredictable new dynamic into the heart of the continent and make it impossible for Ukraine’s neighbours to feel secure.
“Now we will have to stand up for our system and values. This is a new epoch. We’re looking at a more challenging world in which the West is no longer in charge — the postwar era is over and with it many things we took for granted.” 
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