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Post by sevenofnine on Mar 4, 2024 12:09:15 GMT -5
Boy Germans are getting nervous Germany's foreign minister on Monday said smoothing the path to European Union membership was key to staving off the influence of the Kremlin in Eastern Europe. Annalena Baerbock said the EU cannot afford to neglect areas like the Western Balkans and leave them exposed to Russian interference after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What Baerbock said about Russia "We cannot allow ourselves grey areas anywhere in Europe and must do everything we can together to close flanks that Russia can use for its policy of destabilization, disinformation, and infiltration," she said before heading on a trip to Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina. "Taking the six states in the region under our wing on their way into the European Union has become a geopolitical necessity in light of Russia's brutal imperialism," Baerbock said before departing for the region. Providing support for the countries could include "strengthening thei www.dw.com/en/germany-urges-eu-expansion-to-counter-russias-influence/a-68432835
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