Frosty Russia-EU relations get even colder

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Frosty Russia-EU relations get even colder

Sep 03, 2008
By Monika Hanley

ONE FOR ALL: The three foreign ministers came back from a trip to Brussels and held a joint press conference in Riga.

RIGA - The three Baltic foreign ministers showed a united front and backed the EU’s decision not to impose sanctions on Russia. The EU Council of Ministers decided in Brussels on Sept. 1 to freeze talks on a new strategic EU-Russia accord but stopped short of the sanctions proposal. The Baltic states have been particularly strident in campaigning for the EU to take stern measures against Russia, as has been noted by political analysts and the media. The decision was made during an informa ...

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