European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will attend a high-profile economic forum in Russia in June and meet President Vladimir Putin there, officials said on Monday, as the EU weighs whether to renew economic sanctions against Moscow.
While several EU leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel have visited Russia since it annexed Crimea in 2014, the trip will be Juncker’s first as Europe’s chief executive and already has stirred debate on the EU’s fraught ties with Moscow.
Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said Juncker would “use this opportunity to convey to the Russian leadership, as well as the wider audience, the EU’s perspective regarding …read more
Source: Voice of America
