"Palm Trees in the Snow," EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Friday (5 February).
"Huh?", Lavrov said.
"Palm Trees in the Snow," Borrell repeated, as the two men were leaving a press briefing.
Then Borrell learned Russia had expelled three EU diplomats.
'Palm Trees in the Snow' is a Spanish film which had been mentioned in connection with Cuba earlier in the press conference.
And the press briefing's final...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.