Although they pleaded for a united approach to Russia, EU leaders failed to agree on a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their long discussion on Russia on Thursday 24 June.
The Kremlin regretted the “rejection” of the idea of a summit.
According to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, while “no one had said that a summit with the EU-27 and Putin had to happen tomorrow”, several leaders did talk about a summit proposal.
Mr Michel explained that the...