On Thursday (4 February) the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell is going to start his two-day-long programme in the Russian Federation.
And the visit has already come under fire, for example from the European Parliament, for a mix of its problematic timing, the ultimate goal of the mission, and lack of clarity or concrete agenda and meetings that will take place in Moscow.
Many fear that the EU's foreign affairs chief is going to Moscow...
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Already a member? Login herePavel Havlicek is a research fellow at Association for International Affairs in Prague and Russia research coordinator at MapInfluenCE project. He is also a board member at the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum.
Pavel Havlicek is a research fellow at Association for International Affairs in Prague and Russia research coordinator at MapInfluenCE project. He is also a board member at the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum.