On Friday, February 15, Anna Wieslander, director for Northern Europe was interviewed by Times Radio. Following Navalnys death, Ms. Wieslander gave her impressions of Yulia Navalnaya’s speech at the Munich Security Conference and how it framed the discussions on Russia and its war on Ukraine. She also commented on the fragile post-war transatlantic consensus and the urgent need for Europe to step up on defense.
You can listen to Ms. Wieslander at 37 minutes in.
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