On Tuesday 11 July, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov announced they had agreed to step up contact between the EU and Russia.
"We agreed to increase the level and the rhythm of exchanges at different levels on the main foreign policy issues", Mogherini told a tense press conference.
"I wholly share what has just been said about the need for regular contacts, especially now that our...