Maghreb: the shadow of the Kremlin

“Tunited was the weak link, the problem had to be dealt with in the area”, speaks a connoisseur of the Tunisian aquarium. More diplomatic, Youssef Chérif, director of the Columbia University center in Tunis, notes an “unprecedented level of European pressure exerted by several EU Member States”. In private, during bilaterals, some did not mince their reprobations with regard to the neutrality displayed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The day after the outbreak of the Russian invasion, Othman Jerandi received the charge d’affaires of the Russian Embassy, ​​sending Kiev and Moscow back to back. Stupor, incomprehension. The very placid Marcus Cornaro, EU ambassador, slashed on Twitter that “remaining neutral between the aggressor and the victim is a…