PES 2024 - DAY 1 - EUROPEAN CHAT: From Reaction to Action - The EU’s New Strategy towards Russia

Guests:
- Jaroslav Kurfürst, Director General for European Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czechia
- Zhanna Nemtsova, Co-founder, Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom
- Dirk Schuebel, EU Special Envoy for the Eastern Partnership
Moderator: Jan Bumba, Český rozhlas Plus
Ever since the Kremlin’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, the Five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia are dead. The West is trying to isolate Moscow whenever possible and has imposed sanctions of unprecedented scale on it. The EU, however, never formally replaced its outdated strategy with a new one. Meanwhile one thing remains clear: there cannot be a return to normalcy until Moscow withdraws from Ukraine and stops violating international law. Can the EU develop a clear and proactive strategy towards Russia despite its internal divisions? How can the EU contribute to constraining Russia's imperial ambitions?