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The reluctance to issue clear warnings to the Kremlin is a fundamental failure of deterrence and increases the likelihood that Putin will try to overthrow the European strategic order, said one expert. ....
Introduction In February 2021, the European Union’s (EU) Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell arrived in Moscow to discuss “the fraught state of EU-Russia relations” [1] amidst the ongoing trial of opposition leader Alexey Navalny [2] and protests against his detention. As Borrell visited, Russia announced the expulsion of three European diplomats (one each from Germany, Poland and Sweden), who it accused of participating in the protests. The EU defended the diplomats and said they were only observing the events, and announced retaliatory expulsions. Borrell himself was sharply criticised by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for what they called his “ill-executed” visit that was a “complete disaster”. ....