Russia is main treat to peace in Euro-Atlantic area: EU countries
Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Lithuania declared Russia the most significant, direct, and long-term threat to security, peace, and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area in a joint statement issued Tuesday.
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- Published Date: 05:02 | 16 December 2025
Russia is the most significant, direct and long-term threat to security, peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Lithuania said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Leaders of the eight European Union countries met in Helsinki to discuss defence of the EU's eastern flank.
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