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Borrell’s visit to Moscow was a complete humiliation, according to Joerg Forbrig, director of research for Central and Eastern Europe at the US German Marshall Fund.
According to Forbrig, this happened for several reasons: Mr. Borrell did not understand anything about Eastern Europe and Russia, and was not properly prepared for the controversial visit.
He also believes that Forbrig himself is not sure in the EU how he should respond to Russia, which is “more aggressive than ever, believing that it can do whatever it wants inside and outside the country.”
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Borrell visited Russia immediately after the imprisonment of opponent Alexei Navaln and the arrest of more than 10,000 people during two weekend protests. persons.
The EU diplomatic chief did not meet Navaln, a poisoned chemical weapon six months ago, nor did he respond to Russian accusations against Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Borrell also expressed hope that the EU would register a Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus.
The highlight, however, was the news during J. Borrell and S. Lavrov’s joint press conference that Russia will send Polish, Swedish and German diplomats from the country to participate in protests in support of A. Navalna.
Political scientist Julien Theron of Paris Sciences After University says virtually nothing was achieved during Borrel’s visit, only divisions between Russia and the EU deepened. It is true that the visit recalled the need for Europeans to finally understand that Russia is not a true European democracy.
Break point in a relationship?
According to Forbrig, Borrel’s visit to Moscow, during which he was humiliated, will have consequences: the issue of Russia will be high on the EU agenda.
“I can imagine the EU reconsidering Russian policy”, 15 minutes he said.
After the visit to Moscow, Borrell’s resignation was requested, and 81 MEPs signed a letter addressed to the president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen. It is true that the head of the EC affirmed that J. Borrell has his “full support.”
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