The EU has recalled its ambassador to Russia and member states will consider expelling Russian diplomats in reaction to the chemical weapons attack in the UK earlier this month.
That was the upshot of EU summit talks on the incident on Thursday (22 March).
EU leaders also blamed Russia for the attack, but behind the scenes Europe was less united than it seemed.
The decision to recall the EU envoy to Moscow for one month came after British prime minister Theresa May told lead...
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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.