Contender Federica Mogherini, regarded as overly pro-Russian in Ukraine crisis, faces opposition from Poland and Baltic statesThe long arm of the Kremlin extended into the very centre of European politics on Wednesday as the EU became embroiled in an east-west power struggle over who should become the new face of the union’s foreign policy.The fight over one of Europe’s top jobs, which focused on the Italian foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, reflected the impact on EU decision-taking of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his campaign to annex parts of Ukraine and destabilise the rest of the country. … …read more
Source: The Guardian