
The Europeans have been on the defensive in West Africa not only since the coup in Niger. Brussels is watching closely as Moscow settles the legacy of Yevgeny Prigozhin. What will happen to the Russian influence that until recently his Wagner private militia secured – in Syria, Libya and the Sahel?
By Lucia Weiß
The designated German ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, has a difficult job ahead of him. Although Russia has expelled embassy staff several times, he sees his appointment as a positive sign, he says in an interview with Viktor Funk.
By Viktor Funk