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According to EUI, the most likely risks include the rise of a pro-Russian government in Georgia or an attack on the EU's critical infrastructure. Among the most dangerous, but least likely, it ranked NATO's military conflict with Russia and the Kremlin's use of nuclear weapons.
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Efforts to end nearly three years of aggression against Ukraine remain one of the main geopolitical challenges of the coming year. This will have to be accompanied by measures to strengthen Europe against Russia's increasingly aggressive behaviour, including a more resolute response to hybrid warfare or an increase in alliance defence spending.
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The assumption that Donald Trump is an isolationist is wrong. He has always wanted to be involved in the world in some way and he sees that America is supposed to be the superpower that will make the rules. He will very likely still threaten to leave NATO, but the EU is a bigger thorn in his side, JAN HORNÁT, an expert on the United States, tells EURACTIV Slovakia.
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Mark Rutte called on MEPs to significantly strengthen the defence of the West. He said that although we are not currently at war, this could change in five years' time. He also called for more aid to Ukraine, which at the current stage “is not strong enough” to start negotiating with Russia.