While the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, had been diplomatic and kept a low profile in front of the media, alongside the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Friday 5 February, he was more firm on his blog on Sunday 7 February.
“I went to Moscow this week to test, through principled diplomacy, whether the Russian government was interested in addressing differences and reversing the negative trend in our relations. The...