EU Must ‘Draw Consequences’ From Controversial Moscow Trip, Says Top Diplomat

The European Union’s leading diplomat Sunday said Russia was rejecting constructive discussion with the EU and that Europe have to draw the consequences, consisting of the possibility of brand-new sanctions.

In a post, Josep Borrell stated the shock expulsion of 3 EU diplomats throughout his two-day check out to Moscow, revealed that Russia “did not intend to seize this opportunity to have a more positive discussion with the EU.”

The bloc “will certainly have to attract the repercussions” he composed, firmly insisting that “it will certainly be for member states to decide the following steps, and of course, these might include sanctions.”

Borrell’s journey, which ended on Saturday, had been a controversial journey that divided the EU’s 27 participant states, with France and also Germany backing dialogue with the Kremlin.

Various other countries backed a harder line after the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and a suppression on pro-Navalny protesters that has seen more than 10,000 individuals arrested in current weeks.

Borrell’s journey took an adverse turn when Moscow expelled diplomats from Poland, Germany as well as Sweden just hours after he consulted with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to talk about connections.

The previous Spanish international priest defined the trip as “very difficult” as well as claimed he returned to Brussels “with deep problems.”

” It seems that Russia is gradually disconnecting itself from Europe as well as looking at democratic values as an existential hazard,” he claimed.

Borrell, whose sights do not necessarily represent the 27, defended his see arguing that slamming Russia from a range “will not bring better protection to the EU.”

” We need to face challenges, including conference others in their home turf, just when unfavorable events are unfolding” in order to better examine the activity to take.

” If we desire a more secure globe for tomorrow, we need to act extremely today as well as prepare to take some risks,” he said.

Borrell will debrief his trip to international preachers from the 27 participant states on February 22 and also EU leaders will certainly review their stretched connections with Moscow at a top in March.

Drawing up EU sanctions are strictly approximately the participant states and also call for unanimity among the 27.

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