The Impact of Tensions between the EU and Russia at the People-to-People Level

... sanctions have not discouraged their activities in Russia. Indeed they plan on hosting an international summer school on “ Russian Studies and EU-Russia Relations ” in 2017. According to the head of the EU delegation to Russia, Vygaudas Usackas, “The European Union plans to strengthen cooperation with Russia in the spheres of science, culture, education and the arts”. In a 2016 interview, the EU envoy pointed out that the bloc spends almost 28 million euros to allow 3,500 Russian students to attend EU universities for periods ranging from three to nine months. According ...