Reverse would be the start of a very bitter road down a slippery slope. And we have to nip this in the bud. We have to stand up resolutely against any such attempts. But we are pinning our hopes on political efforts. This is why we launched the normandy process in close coordination with the United States of america. And particularly from a german, from a european perspective, i can only say again russia is our neighbor and just look at poland and the sort of european perspective this has. So we have an interest in seeing this relationship be a good one. We have a lot of historical ties of course, a history that we share. But this mustnt keep us from wherever we feel there are very grave differences of opinion to raise them with them. But again with political means. And always trying to work for political settlements. This is what im going to continue to work on with all my heart. So on the question whether i will put up a candidacy, i will do this at the appropriate time and this is n
French president Emmanuel Macron reiterated his controversial comments that Europe must avoid being drawn into any conflict between the US and China over Taiwan. It has not gone down well with leaders in the continent, especially those in Eastern Europe. They fear alienating America, which has helped keep Russia at bay
GUY VERHOFSTADT has been savaged on Twitter after he suggested European Union co-operation was the essential to the success of the COVID-19 vaccination programme and insisted: Going it alone won t ever work .