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Spanish socialist Josep Borrell, undiplomatic head of European diplomacy?
“Russia is an old enemy and a threat,” said Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell a few months ago, causing a strain in relations between Madrid and Russia.
Today, with Borrell’s nomination to the post of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, this diplomatic encounter has taken on a new dimension. Borrell will now be the face of the EU to improve relations with the Kremlin.
“We have a new world that we could not have imagined five years ago. Trump was not president, there was no Brexit Many things have changed. Our old enemy, Russia, says again ‘here I am’, and it is again a threat, and China appears as a rival, ” he had said.
The attack caused embarrassment to Fernando Valderrama, the Spanish ambassador in Russia, who was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow to discuss the “unfriendly” statement.
If his nomination is accepted by the EU Parliament, Borrell will succeed Federica Mogherini, who has held the post since 2014.
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2019-07-04T13:13:13Z