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German journalist Sabine Scholt said on the Das Erste TV channel that Europe’s refusal to hold a joint summit with Russia is fatal. She stressed that relations between the EU and Russia need to be reset. Europe has recently been communicating with Russia with the help of sanctions, and this has led to nothing.
Scholt noted that the idea of the leaders of Germany and France to communicate with Russia is correct. After all, even American President Joe Biden met with Vladimir Putin. But the Europeans did not manage to agree on a meeting.
The situation is getting worse due to the fact that Europe is split-if France and Germany are trying to start a dialogue with Russia, then the countries of Eastern Europe are against it. “This is a disaster. Europe is split, and Putin has leaned back and looks at how the countries of the union are in conflict with each other and losing strength, ” Scholt stressed.
The journalist is sure that now the Europeans should put aside their differences and start a dialogue with Russia.
Earlier, European media reported that about 10 EU countries opposed the proposal of Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron to hold a joint summit with Russia.