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May 8, 2012

Putin's Evolving Strategy in Europe

George Friedman, Stratfor

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Russia's main goal regarding Europe is to keep European powers divided while extracting what Moscow wants financially and technologically. The days have passed when Putin could call a friend in Europe to help with NATO or with technological deficiencies. Russia has to design a new strategy to deal with a very different Europe and adhere to its deeper imperatives rather than rely on personal and political relationships, which are fleeting compared to the forces of geopolitics.

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TAGGED: Russia, Europe, Vladimir Putin, Eurozone

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