Antroji Bideno išdavystės Ženevoje pasekmė: ES-Rusijos santykių atkūrimas

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Įkvėpta Bideno susitikimo su Putinu sėkmės, Angela Merkel susiskambino su Volodja telefonu ir po pokalbio pasiūlė atkurti santykius su Rusija ir surengti ES ir Rusijos viršūnių susitikimą. Siūlymą karštai parėmė ir į Berlyną tartis atlėkė Emmanuelis Macronas, prie jų prisijungė Italijos premjeras Mario Draghi. Tuo pat metu Berlyne buvo ir JAV valstybės sekretorius Antony Blinkenas.

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One senior EU diplomat said the Franco-German initiative had caused a “stink” among fellow EU countries, who voiced their frustration at the last-minute intervention on the eve of the summit. “This is not a way things should be handled,” said the diplomat.

Diplomats said Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, wanted the EU to consider inviting the Russian president to a summit with EU leaders, and that the initiative was supported by French president Emmanuel Macron.  

Ambassadors representing Berlin and Paris wrongfooted other EU capitals at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday by making the new proposals on the relationship with the Kremlin, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. 

However, Merkel has been in close consultation with European allies in the past few days, with Macron and Italian prime minister Mario Draghi both visiting Berlin for talks. US secretary of state Antony Blinken has also been in the city for discussions with the government this week.

The proposed new outreach to Moscow is likely to alarm some EU member countries, such as the Baltic states and Poland, which neighbour Russia and want to take a tougher line with the Kremlin.

The Franco-German initiative came shortly after Moscow said it had fired warning shots including bombs at a British warship in the Black Sea near Crimea. The UK denied that any shots had been fired and said it believed the “Russians were undertaking a gunnery exercise”.  

EU leaders touched on the future of Russia relations at their May summit and charged the European Commission with coming up with proposals on how to proceed. 

But the Franco-German draft text is far more conciliatory than last week’s commission analysis which warned of a “negative spiral” in EU-Russian relations and the need to counter “malign actions”.

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