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Former Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă signed an editorial published in the Jerusalem Post in which she supports the rethinking of the EU’s strategy in relation to Russia. “Europe must consider a new dynamic with Russia, otherwise we will continue to repeat the same mistakes,” the text says. At the same time, the analysis refers to the aggressive influence of Russia in Europe and gives examples such as Brexit, the Belarusian elections and the crisis in Ukraine.
“Europe must consider a new dynamic with Russia, otherwise I fear that we will continue to repeat the same mistakes and face the same difficulties, endangering national security.” The question is what strategies to use. Until now, no one has offered a convincing solution.
Punitive measures, such as sanctions, have had a tangible negative impact on Russia’s economy. But they also maintained an anti-Western sentiment among the people, strengthening the popularity of the regime and sparking attempts that were not entirely unsuccessful at economic diversification.
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Small diplomatic and political squabbles have only fueled Russia’s internal propaganda machine, which embodies the West as an unfair partner.
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I am not writing this to trample on Russia, but on the contrary.
My point is to show that our current relationship is not working. Russia’s influence in European affairs is aggressive and damaging. This is evidenced not only by Russia’s well-documented efforts to ignite EU nationalism, but also by its support for pro-Russian forces in our partner states.
The examples span the entire European continent, from Brexit in the UK to the recent referendum and elections in North Macedonia, the crisis in Ukraine and the presidential elections in Belarus. Meanwhile, Europe’s efforts to defend itself against this influence continue to fail. This is largely the result of Russia’s emphasis on sculpting European politics in its own image, while the EU has not correctly calculated the real damage that has arisen from its interventionist activities, “said part of the article published in Jerusalem. Send .
Editing: Alexandru Costea
