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The eight leaders met in Helsinki on Tuesday ahead of an EU-27 summit in Brussels on Thursday. 'Russia's strategic goals remain unchanged: to create a buffer zone stretching from the Arctic region through the Baltic and Black Seas to the Mediterranean,' they said (Photo: Finnish Government)

Russia is 'profound, enduring' threat, direct EU neighbours warn

Russia's EU neighbours have declared it "a profound and enduring threat to European security and stability" at a summit in Helsinki.

Moscow's "complex hybrid operations and acts of sabotage against Europe are increasing. Russia is showing recklessness and disregard for the safety and security of others," said the eight leaders on Tuesday (16 December), from Fi...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The eight leaders met in Helsinki on Tuesday ahead of an EU-27 summit in Brussels on Thursday. 'Russia's strategic goals remain unchanged: to create a buffer zone stretching from the Arctic region through the Baltic and Black Seas to the Mediterranean,' they said (Photo: Finnish Government)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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