European Experts on Russia-EU Ties and FIFA 2018

... At the local level, there have been some successful parties with a xenophobic or anti-migration and anti-refugee agenda. In 2018, what factors do you think determine the current state of Russia – EU relations? Kadri Liik : Well, what influences? Ukraine, of course, does: the annexation of Crimea, invasion of Donbass. That is clearly a big thing in EU – Russia relations. Europe cannot agree to it, Russia sees their reasons for that differently. Europe has made progress on the Minsk agreement,...