13.03.2020 | Putin may struggle to keep his western neighbours close
Russian president’s attempts at consolidating his ‘near abroad’ might have the opposite effect.
Click here to read the Alaco article in Geopolitical Monitor.
A combination of economic pressure and incentives employed by Russian president Vladimir Putin to try to keep two eastern European neighbors, Moldova and Belarus, within Russia’s sphere of influence risks backfiring amid signs the tactic could push them closer to the West.
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