EU to Send Russia Joint Security Reply, Snubbing Lavrov Demand
- Russia asked individual nations for views on European security
- EU foreign policy chief to respond on behalf of 27 nations
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The European Union will snub a request by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for the bloc’s member countries to respond individually to Moscow’s demands on the region’s security framework.
Josep Borrell, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, will respond on behalf of the 27 EU members, according to a draft of the letter seen by Bloomberg. The EU response has been closely coordinated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which will send its own similar letter, according to diplomats who asked not to be identified because the process is private.