Last week's events were dramatic for Europe - but also instructive and likely to lead to encouraging follow-up. The cruel fanaticism of the so-called Islamic State (Daesh) was confirmed, with the horrors with which we are all familiar. At the same time, there was again progress on a positive point: the outlook of a direct EU-Russia dialogue - admittedly cautious and for some aspects even suspicious - but with positive outlooks for both parties. These developments merit a few comments.
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