![]() While many non-Western governments condemn Russia’s invasion and sympathise with Ukrainian suffering, they often express reservations about the EU’s and other Western allies’ response to the war. But – as some European policymakers are increasingly aware – they do need to take the concerns seriously and find ways to better address them. European policymakers do not have to concur with criticism from other parts of the world indeed, some of that criticism is off the mark. Governments in these regions often view Europe’s response to the conflict with some scepticism. They also struggle to explain their policy to foreign partners, particularly in parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America where the war’s economic repercussions, often aggravating pre-existing hardship, will likely be felt even more strongly than in Europe itself. ![]() Yet Europeans are still grappling with the undesired effects of their response to the war in Ukraine – both inside and outside Europe. More than seven months into Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and Kyiv’s other Western allies deserve credit for navigating the difficult balancing act of supporting Ukraine politically, financially and militarily without getting dragged into a direct confrontation with Moscow.
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