Russia has cast doubt on EU top diplomat Josep Borrell's account of his "tense" talks in Moscow, as more than 70 MEPs called for his resignation.
Borrell wrote in his blog on Sunday (8 February) that his behind-closed-doors talks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow last Friday reached "high levels of tension", when he urged Russia to free opposition star Alexei Navalny.
Borrell published his blog amid fierce criticism over his handling of a press conference wi...
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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.