Liana Fix

Formerly Resident Fellow
Washington, DC Office
GMF Expert
English
French
German
Russian
My Areas of Expertise:
Foreign Policy NATO
Central and Eastern Europe Germany Russia
Liana Fix was formerly Resident Fellow at GMF.

Media Mentions

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Liana Fix
“ It is a scenario that would come at enormous cost for both Ukraine and Russia. Moscow would try to achieve its aims through terror, through a bombing campaign in major cities… to make Ukrainians somehow more willing to accept some of the Russian demands. ”
CBC
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Liana Fix
“ If Russia gains control of Ukraine or manages to destabilize it on a major scale, a new era for the United States and for Europe will begin. US and European leaders would face the dual challenge of rethinking European security and of not being drawn into a larger war with Russia. ”
Washington Times
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Liana Fix
“ While I think the main driver is the threat perceived from Russia, the feeling is that the reliance on the transatlantic relationship, as good as it is right now, might not last. ”
Foreign Policy
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Liana Fix
“ Eastern allies will want to have more US troops on their soil, they will want more assurance measures. ”
Politico
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Liana Fix
“ German voters may not want their country to supply weapons, but they want their leader to be visible in the diplomatic effort. And that is something that should be within Scholz’s reach. ”
The Guardian
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Liana Fix
“ In Europe, the perception was that Russia is building up the military threat to gain concessions. Whereas, the perception here seems to be that military escalation is perhaps the most probable path ahead. ”
Washington Post
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Liana Fix
“ Weapons deliveries are very clearly seen in other countries as a deterrence measure, whereas in the German political discourse they are seen as contributing to further escalation. ”
Foreign Policy
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Liana Fix
“ It reflects Russia’s view that Europe is basically a continuation of US politics to some extent, as is NATO. In Berlin, it’s viewed as a Russian negotiation strategy, whereas in the United States it’s seen as a very real and probable option that Russia will use military force. ”
Foreign Policy
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Liana Fix
“ The problem here is that the European Union has not been involved formally in talks in 2014 when the Ukraine crisis started. Back then we had Germany and France in the Normandy format [talks] and no official EU representative. ”
VOA News

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