Russia’s assertiveness in the Eastern Mediterranean is part of its broader strategy for undermining the cohesion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union and thus complicating the Western alliance’s ability to operate, plan, and formulate policy.
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Paul Stronski: Russia’s role in the Eastern Mediterranean
This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Defence Ministry on June 23, 2021, shows Participants of a Security Conference listen Russian President Vladimir Putin speech from the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow via video conference in Moscow.
