Seeking to Pry Russia Away from China, the United States May End Up Losing Europe
United States efforts to entice Russia away from China risk fracturing relations with Europe, as Washington pursues a Ukraine peace deal and considers a summit without European representation. Andrew Michta warns that a reverse Kissinger strategy could cost America the NATO alliance itself. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled openness to restoring full relations with European countries, holding rare phone talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. These diplomatic openings have exposed growing divisions within the European Union over engagement with Moscow.
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- ✓ Russia-NATO tensions are entering a new phase as European nations accuse Moscow of using cyberattacks, disinformation, drones and covert operations.
- ✓ Russian President Putin has signalled that Moscow is open to restoring full relations with European countries after holding rare phone talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
- ✓ Putin praised Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre for initiating contact, despite criticism from other European capitals.
What changed
Russian President Vladimir Putin held rare phone talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, signaling that Moscow is open to restoring full relations with European countries.
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US Strategy to Split Russia and China Risks Fracturing NATO and Europe
United States efforts to entice Russia away from China risk fracturing relations with Europe, as Washington pursues a Ukraine peace deal and considers a summit without European representation. Andrew Michta warns that a reverse Kissinger strategy could cost America the NATO alliance itself. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled openness to restoring full relations with European countries, holding rare phone talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. These diplomatic openings have exposed growing divisions within the European Union over engagement with Moscow.
Why it matters
European nations are facing intense pressure from multiple directions as the United States, Russia, and China test the cohesion of the European Union. Russia-NATO tensions have entered a new phase characterized by European accusations of Moscow using cyberattacks, disinformation, drones, and covert operations. At the same time, the absence of a single European representative negotiating directly with Moscow has led individual leaders to establish their own messy channels.
What is confirmed
- Russia-NATO tensions are entering a new phase as European nations accuse Moscow of using cyberattacks, disinformation, drones and covert operations.
- Russian President Putin has signalled that Moscow is open to restoring full relations with European countries after holding rare phone talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
- Putin praised Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre for initiating contact, despite criticism from other European capitals.
Still unconfirmed
- A Trump-Putin-Xi summit without Europe would not split Russia from China.
What to watch next
- Whether additional European leaders establish independent diplomatic channels with Moscow
- Official responses from Washington regarding potential impacts on the NATO alliance
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