With the G8 summit less than 24 hours away, small post-Soviet country Georgia wants the EU to send a message to Russia to stop bullying its neighbours with economic blockades, amid escalating tension in the EU's Black Sea neighbourhood.
"We are not asking anyone to isolate Russia or to go back to Cold War language," Georgia's EU ambassador Salome Samadashvili told EUobserver on Thursday (13 July). "But we hope the EU sends a message that if you want to be a member of the industrialised...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.