“Moscow wants to overhaul the security architecture in Europe”

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President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with his Security Council in Moscow, February 21, 2022. © SPUTNIK/REUTERS

By: Florent Guignard Follow

Vladimir Putin acknowledged last night, by signing two decrees, the independence of the pro-Russian separatist territories in eastern Ukraine, and announced the dispatch of a “peacekeeping” force.

What's next for the ruler of the Kremlin?

The analysis of Igor Delanoë, deputy director of the Franco-Russian Observatory, author of

Russia, the challenges of returning to the Middle East

 (Editions l'Inventaire).

  • Ukraine

  • Russia

  • Vladimir Poutine

  • European Union

  • United States

  • NATO

  • Defense

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