Von der Leyen's Eastern tour signals power shift in EU security
02 Sep Foreign & Security Policy

Von der Leyen's Eastern tour signals power shift in EU security

The Commission president's whirlwind visit to Europe's eastern flank signals a pivot as once peripheral states become central to the EU's Russian defence strategy.
by Eloise Hardy
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