The stakes for Europe are high. Democratic governance is at the heart of the European Union, and Putin is its enemy. Putin is attempting to buy influence in Europe in order to undermine the EU’s resolve to resist his aggression, supporting political parties of both left and right in Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, and France. At the same time, Russia is using its energy supplies to try to establish leverage over European economies.
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