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🇪🇺 Foreign policy, Security & Defence @MartensCentre; ReThink.CEE Fellow @gmfus; fmr @natopapress @epc_eu & @CEPA; Fulbrighter @UCBerkeley; My views
Feb 24, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
My first interview in Dutch media about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Find below the 2 main ideas shared with them 🧵 At this point, it is very hard to understand the end goal of President Putin. From the extension of the attacks and the locations of the attacked targets across the country, there are signs that the Kremlin is considering occupying 2/3 of Ukraine, or even the whole country.
Feb 23, 2022 10 tweets 7 min read
🇷🇺aggression towards 🇺🇦has severe consequences for European security architecture and it will be felt in other geopolitical sensible regions 🧵 1/1 such as the European Arctic, which is seeing a heightening of military build-up, tensions, and competition over resources for some years now...