Germany, France seek EU backing on Putin summit bid

Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will face resistance from numerous EU member states - especially in eastern Europe - who were blindsided by the push and remain deeply wary of talking to the Kremlin.

Moscow is at loggerheads with a number of Western capitals after a Russian troop build-up on Ukraine's borders and a series of espionage scandals that have resulted in diplomatic expulsions. But they also lay out that leaders will ask the European Commission"to present options for additional restrictive measures, including economic sanctions" to push back against"any further malign, illegal and disruptive activity by Russia".One European diplomat argued that"the EU must stand firm and establish a counterbalance against Russia. It must also put itself in a position to resist, in particular, cyberattacks.

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