The European Union’s member states struggled this week to launch a review of their long-term strategy towards Russia against the background of intensified fighting in Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists.
A discussion about the EU’s relations with Russia had long been scheduled for the agenda of a meeting of foreign ministers on Monday (19 January), but it coincided with an upsurge in fighting, particularly near Donetsk airport. Linas Linkevicˇius, Lithuania’s foreign minister, questioned the rationale of the review at this point, saying: “I do not think we should think how to re-engage; Russia should think how to re-engage…I see no reason why …read more
Source: European Voice
