Fear of Kremlin retaliation is unlikely to see the EU curb Russian diplomats' travel perks, despite a Danish and Dutch-endorsed security alert.
Austria and Germany, among others, remained sceptical of the travel-restriction proposal on Monday (17 June), even though it hadn't been formally discussed in the EU Council, several diplomatic sources said.
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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.