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President Meta: “Russian influence exists, but it’s not Albania’s biggest problem”

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TIRANA, March. 19 – Albanian President Ilir Meta also reacted to the latest leaked State Intelligence Service report from last week, which warned of efforts to increase Russian influence in the country during this last year. Asked whether he is aware of the Russian risks the SHISH report mentioned, Meta said he is, but that he does not consider them a pressing problem for Albania at the moment. “We are aware of the often unfortunately toxic effects of Russia in our region, but I do not believe that this is a problem in the case of Albania. We would like…

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  • Meta’s stand on the Russian risk was backed by a number of prominent Albanian scholars and international relations and foreign affairs experts who were asked by Tirana Times last week whether the risks of increased Russian influence are real and dangerous.

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