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Can the EU Outmaneuver Russia Around the Black Sea?

Rym Momtaz, Dimitar Bechev, and Thomas de Waal examine how Russia is challenging the EU's enlargement and Black Sea strategies, and what Brussels can do in response.

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By Rym Momtaz, Dimitar Bechev, Thomas de Waal
Published on Jan 22, 2025

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Russia’s belligerence and political interference in some of the Black Sea littoral states threaten the EU’s influence in the region. 

Rym Momtaz sat down with Dimitar Bechev and Thomas de Waal to discuss how the union can respond to Moscow’s destabilizing actions and keep the enlargement process on track. 

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Rym Momtaz
Editor in Chief, Strategic Europe
Rym Momtaz

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Dimitar Bechev
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Dimitar Bechev
Thomas de Waal
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Thomas de Waal

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