Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Anne Applebaum: Why Germans want to change the subject
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference following talks with the Slovenian Prime Minister in Berlin Oct. 30.
BERLIN -- Far away from the main events - the balloons, the speeches, and the 25th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the Wall - last weekend I joined a panel discussion about the future of Europe, as one does so often in Germany. Asked to say a few words about "threats to the West," I spoke about the relative weakness of NATO, about the failures of European foreign policy, about Russia’s use of money and disinformation to divide Europe and the United States.
