Russia has announced a wider mobilization of troops to fight in Ukraine. The war won't be ending this year, it appears, and the refugee flow to EU countries is likely to get worse. Putin's government is also hoping to use energy shortages to weaken EU unity on sanctions. And the refugee issue is one that Russia and far-right parties in the EU aligned with it have been active exploiting with varying intensity since 2015. (Karl Ritter,
New Russian mobilization for the war with Ukraine
New Russian mobilization for the war with…
New Russian mobilization for the war with Ukraine
Russia has announced a wider mobilization of troops to fight in Ukraine. The war won't be ending this year, it appears, and the refugee flow to EU countries is likely to get worse. Putin's government is also hoping to use energy shortages to weaken EU unity on sanctions. And the refugee issue is one that Russia and far-right parties in the EU aligned with it have been active exploiting with varying intensity since 2015. (Karl Ritter,