Söder, the EU and the (not entirely) flawless: What to do in the struggle with Putin?. The big question: Should democratic Europe ensure good weather with not-so-flawless democrats in order to contain Putin? Or would it be better to forge alliances against top politicians with autocratic tendencies? Söder said Europe urgently needs Serbia.

The Viennese political scientist Vedran Džihić, on the other hand, warns of a “boomerang”