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Europe’s in a restless state, and the timing couldn’t be worse.

What we’re seeing is the early stirrings of a European tragedy

Mette Frederiksen has been unwavering in her support for Ukraine, but she’s now talking about Russian hybrid warfare against Denmark: the idealist’s sudden collision with reality. Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix
Mette Frederiksen has been unwavering in her support for Ukraine, but she’s now talking about Russian hybrid warfare against Denmark: the idealist’s sudden collision with reality. Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix

Europe is tempting its own tragedy.

It is a tragedy about failing its values. A tragedy about selfishness and the abandonment of solidarity. A tragedy that exposes the gap between ideals and realism. For this is Europe right now.

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