Former external relations commissioner Chris Patten in a 2004 conversation with US diplomats explained why the EU will never be a "real power," mused on the shady past of some EU leaders and said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has "the eyes of a killer," a cable published by WikiLeaks reveals.
Under the headline "Dining with Chris: Random thoughts from Relex commissioner Patten" US ambassador to the EU ...
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