Fears of the Russian bear recalled to life

Feature published by Deutsche Welle on the 10 September 2014.

Eastern European states were expressing concern about the West's Russia stance in the context of the situation in Ukraine, calling it indecisive and docile. In Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, dormant fears of past aggression were being reawakened.

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ESO: Background information: Obama in Estonia ahead of Nato summit http://www.europeansources.info/record/obama-in-estonia-ahead-of-nato-summit/

ESO: Background information: Russian-majority areas watch Moscow's post-Crimea moves http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-majority-areas-watch-moscows-post-crimea-moves/

The Guardian, 18.09.14: Baltic states wary as Russia takes more strident tone with neighbours http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/18/baltic-states-wary-russia-strident-estonia-latvia-lithuania-nato

Spiegel Online International, 29.09.14: Finnish Prime Minister: 'Moscow Is Provoking a Number of Its Neighbors' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/finnish-prime-minister-discusses-possible-nato-membership-a-994356.html

EUObserver, 06.10.14: Russia's information war in Lithuania http://euobserver.com/political/125893

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