Elections in Romania: How Putin is changing the political map of Europe through wars

The results of the first round of the presidential election in Romania have once again reminded us how influential far-right and populist trends are becoming in our part of Europe. And not only here – the UK, Germany, France, and Italy are facing the same challenges.

We can, of course, talk about the crisis of liberal democracy and that these results should be taken with understanding, especially against the backdrop of the triumph of new information technologies. But this is not entirely true, because our opponents are using the achievements of our enemies. Simply put, they use war and its consequences.

Far-right forces have grown stronger in Europe and North America against the backdrop of the civil war in Syria and the resulting migration crisis. But this war and this crisis were deliberately organized by Putin.