EU leaders had planned to use their autumn summit this week in Brussels to clarify their approach to Russia.
Scratch that.
The fast-worsening relationship with Moscow looks to be increasingly out of Europe’s control — driven by events on the ground in Syria and by the United States, which now, as much as ever, is speaking for the West.
Any chance that Thursday’s scheduled dinner-time discussion would set a path toward easing sanctions against Russia over Ukraine has been erased by the outrage over Russia’s bombing of Aleppo. And while some EU leaders are expected to push for new sanctions over Syria, officials …read more
Source: European Voice
