Socialists in the European Parliament are pushing for a new dialogue with Moscow despite ongoing tensions over Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria and the conflict in Ukraine, which have tarnished EU-Russia relations for more than a year.
Knut Fleckenstein, vice chairman of the assembly’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group, said Tuesday that he and other members of the S&D had traveled to Russia in recent months to try to meet with Russian MPs and push for sanctions to be lifted from parliamentarians on both sides.
“If we didn’t speak to Russians, if we wait for them to become the …read more
Source: European Voice
