Briefing paper

Audience: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Topic: How should the EU formulate future common strategy towards the Russian Federation? Is it possible/desirable in current situation? What should be the main priorities of this strategy? (Take into consideration also the current EU policy towards the Eastern Partnership region when you will formulate the common strategy in relation to Russia)

Recommended for further study:

Podcast: Mark Leonard´s World in 30 Minutes: Stranger in Moscow. Borrell´s unwelcome visit. 

Borrell, Josep (2022): A Window on the World - Blog by HR/VP Josep Borrell. On-line: (https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/window-world-blog-hrvp-josep-borrell_en)

Brozowski, Alexandra (2022): Ukraine, Moldova should get EU candidate status, Georgia might need to wait, EU executive says. Euractiv, 17. 6. 2022. On-line: https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/ukraine-moldova-should-get-eu-candidate-status-georgia-might-need-to-wait-eu-executive-says/

Carnegie Endownment for International Peace (n.d.): Russia and Eurasia Program. On-line: https://carnegieendowment.org/programs/russia/ 

Krastev Ivan and Mark Leonard (2022): Peace versus Justice: The coming European split over the war in Ukraine. European Council on Foreign Relations. Policy Brief. 15 June 2022. On-line: https://ecfr.eu/publication/peace-versus-justice-the-coming-european-split-over-the-war-in-ukraine/