{"id":59262,"date":"2023-10-30T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libmod.de\/forum-2b-auswirkungen-der-russischen-aggression-auf-die-nachbarlaender-erwartungen-der-zivilgesellschaft-an-die-eu\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T10:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T09:07:56","slug":"forum-2b-impact-of-russian-aggression-on-neighbouring-countries-civil-society-expectations-of-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libmod.de\/en\/forum-2b-impact-of-russian-aggression-on-neighbouring-countries-civil-society-expectations-of-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum 2b: Impact of Russian aggression on neigh\u00adbouring countries \u2014 civil society expec\u00adta\u00adtions of the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What impact is the Russian war of annihi\u00adlation having on neigh\u00adbouring countries? And what expec\u00adta\u00adtions does civil society in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have of the EU? Leonid Litra, Ivane Chkhik\u00advadze, Natalia Stercul and Dirk Sch\u00fcbel discussed these issues.<\/h3>\n

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Since the beginning of Russia\u2019s all-out war of aggression, the need to rethinking the EU\u2019s security policy with regard to neigh\u00adbouring countries has become increas\u00adingly urgent. Countries that have been directly affected by Russian imperi\u00adalist policies since the 1990s, such as Moldova and Georgia, could be the next victims.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s military presence in Transnistria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia<\/h2>\n

The growing insecurity is due to the fact that Russia maintains a signif\u00adicant military presence in the breakaway regions of Transnistria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, while the Kremlin is waging a massive hybrid war to desta\u00adbilise both Moldova and Georgia. In this context, it is important to mention that the possi\u00adbility of EU accession plays a crucial role for Moldova as a candidate country and for Georgia as a potential candidate country.<\/p>\n

What impact will the Russian war of annihi\u00adlation have on the neigh\u00adbouring countries? And what expec\u00adta\u00adtions does civil society in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have of the EU? Khatia Kikalishvili, Programme Director \u201cEastern Partnership\u201d at LibMod, discussed these questions with Leonid Litra, Senior Research Fellow at the New Europe Center, Ivane Chkhik\u00advadze, EU Integration Programme Manager at the Open Society Georgia Foundation, Natalia Stercul, Director of the Foreign Policy Associ\u00adation of the Republic of Moldova, and Dirk Sch\u00fcbel, Special Envoy for the Eastern Partnership at the EEAS.[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=\u201c3\u201d images=\u201c58917,58915,58913,58919,58921,59006\u201d img_size=\u201cfull\u201d][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Moldova and Georgia should utilise the unique window of opportunity<\/h2>\n

Natalia Stercul explained how dangerous the security situation currently is for Moldova, especially consid\u00adering the powerful pro-Russian forces in the country. Security experts consider it all the more important that the NATO debate is put on the agenda. It is now crucial to success\u00adfully implement EU reforms in order to utilise this unique window of opportunity.<\/p>\n

Vano Chkhik\u00advadze empha\u00adsised the strong influence of the Kremlin on the Georgian government. It has been trying to block Georgia\u2019s European path since the war. The Georgian population, on the other hand, is firmly on the side of Ukraine and is predom\u00adi\u00adnantly pro-European (80 per cent). Unfor\u00adtu\u00adnately, this war of aggression had made it clear that the trio (Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia) did not stand together at government level.<\/p>\n

The EU had taken a major step in the direction of security policy by granting candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. According to Ambas\u00adsador Sch\u00fcbel, the closer the eastern neigh\u00adbouring countries moved towards the EU and adopted its legis\u00adlation, the more their security would be guaranteed. In addition, the EU had become a strong geopo\u00adlitical player in the region and had launched several missions in Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia, including in defence against hybrid warfare. The EU had under\u00adstood that there was no way back and that it had to act in terms of security policy.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>

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