Western Balkan countries deserve strong support as they move down their path to European Union membership, Germany’s top diplomat said on Monday, singling out the risks posed by Moscow to the region’s stability. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the EU cannot afford what she called security “grey areas.” “We cannot allow ourselves grey areas anywhere in Europe and must do everything we can together to close flanks that Russia can use for its policy of destabilization, disinformation and infiltration,” she said before leaving for Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina. “This includes supportin…