European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker looks on during a meeting at the Capitol Hill in Rome, Italy, May 5, 2016. REUTERS
BRUSSELS: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s plan to meet President Vladimir Putin in June in Russia on Monday reignited a debate about ties with Moscow as the bloc weighs renewing sanctions on the Kremlin.
Diplomats in Brussels still expect the 28-nation bloc to extend – most likely for six months – the energy, financial and defence sanctions against Russia, which were introduced over Moscow’s role in the conflict in Ukraine and expire in July.
But they said that intensifying high-level contacts with …read more
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