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Russia is an existential threat to European security

Claim

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, hybrid warfare, election interference, and energy weaponization constitute the gravest threat to European security since the Cold War.

Normative Conclusion

Russia must be deterred, sanctioned, and contained

Keywords

Russia threatUkraineinvasionhybrid warfareaggressionEuropean securitydeterrence

Action Classes

MILITARY_OPERATIONALLIANCE_COORDINATIONCAPABILITY_TRANSFERSTRATEGIC_REALIGNMENT

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FOREIGN_POLICYSECURITY

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Activity Timeline

Competing Perspectives

Ukraine’s future is in the EU and NATO

Ukraine10 shared events

Russia is an existential threat on our border

Baltic States3 shared events

National sovereignty trumps Brussels overreach

Visegrad Group2 shared events

Sovereignty must be defended against external pressure

Russia2 shared events

Western media wages information war against Russia

Russia1 shared events

Ukraine fights an existential war for survival

Ukraine1 shared events

US and Israel are the source of regional instability

Iran1 shared events

NATO collective defense ensures European security

United States1 shared events

Russia must control its information space

Russia1 shared events

Western dominance is declining

Russia1 shared events

Matched Events

EU countries push back on Ukraine's fast-track membership request

Mar 12, 202685%

European Commission threatens funding over Russia's art show participation

Mar 10, 202685%

EU countries disagree on fast-tracking Ukraine's membership bid

Mar 10, 202680%

Iran-linked attacks on European bases prompt France and Italy to open talks with Iran over Strait of Hormuz safety

Mar 10, 202677%

EU moves to exclude Russia from Venice Biennale, threatens funding cuts

Mar 10, 202685%

EU countries support Cyprus after drone attack on British base

Hungary blocks a major European Union loan and new sanctions against Russia

Feb 28, 202694%

Hungary and Slovakia threaten to cut aid to Ukraine over halted Russian oil pipeline

Feb 28, 202677%

European Union leaders push to strengthen the bloc's own defense and security plans

Feb 27, 202695%

Hungary blocks EU aid and sanctions for Ukraine, calling EU a threat

Feb 26, 202677%

Russia accuses Western nations of planning to give nuclear weapons to Ukraine

Feb 26, 202677%

Estonia delivers diplomatic note to Russia over border closures and EU foreign affairs chief Kallas pushes for pressure on Moscow

Feb 25, 202677%

EU leader visits Ukraine and seeks Hungary's support for aid

Feb 24, 202685%

European countries reject Russian peace terms and push for stronger support for Ukraine

Feb 24, 202695%

EU plans to ban entry for people involved in Russia's military operation

Feb 23, 202680%

EU officials discuss conditions for peace talks with Russia over Ukraine war

Feb 23, 202685%

EU countries consider extending nuclear plants as German opposition open to delaying emissions trading

Feb 21, 202670%

European Union officials debate expanding sanctions to ban Russian steel

Feb 17, 202690%

European leaders debate resuming dialogue with Russia amid internal disagreements

Feb 15, 202685%

Estonian leader Kallas proposes conditions for peace with Russia at security conference

Feb 15, 202685%

EU launches drone protection plan including hackathon to support Lithuania

Feb 11, 202680%

Poland's defense minister calls EU security program a success

Feb 11, 202680%

Russia says it will not attack Europe but is building military and sending banned officials to Africa

Feb 10, 202690%

Russian foreign minister says Russia will not attack Europe or NATO first

Russia's foreign minister criticizes NATO, EU, and OSCE as outdated

Estonian leader urges European Union to pressure Russia in Ukraine negotiations

EU proposes new sanctions on ports in Georgia and Indonesia over Russian oil trade

European Union announces new sanctions package against Russia

Military exercise shows Europe's vulnerability to Russian attack

European Union considers strengthening relationships with Turkey and China

European Union countries agree on a 90 billion euro loan package for Ukraine

Estonia bans over 1,000 Russian soldiers from entering the Schengen zone

EU Parliament to hold special session marking Ukraine war anniversary

UK leader Keir Starmer wants closer defense ties with the European Union

EU pushes for greater strategic autonomy with calls for joint military force and space security

Jan 31, 202690%

European Union announces major new financial and military support package for Ukraine

Jan 30, 202695%

EU designates Iran's IRGC as terrorist organization, imposes sanctions; Iran threatens reciprocal labeling

Jan 29, 202660%

EU faces internal divisions over Ukraine's membership bid and aid as Zelensky presses for action

Jan 29, 202685%

Kremlin rejects Estonian leader's call for Putin to make concessions before talks

Jan 29, 202680%

Kremlin rejects Estonian leader's call for Putin to make concessions before talks

Jan 29, 202685%

European Union leaders debate whether and how to restart talks with Russia

Jan 28, 202680%

European Union officials debate whether and how to resume talks with Russia

Jan 28, 202685%

European Union moves to ban Russian gas and nuclear fuel imports

Jan 27, 202695%

EU sends emergency power generators to Ukraine after Russian attacks

Jan 23, 202690%

EU and NATO allies focus on Arctic security amid regional tensions

Jan 23, 202685%

EU prepares to tighten Russian oil sanctions while importing billions in gas

Jan 14, 202685%

European Union faces criticism over Ukraine policy and membership decisions

Jan 13, 202685%