The EU in Russia's House of Mirrors
Journal: JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
Year: 2019

2018 offered little hope to those still waiting for the potential of the EU–Russia relationship to be realized. If anything, relations continued on their downward descent, aided by Russia, some of the EU member states themselves and their ‘ally’ across the water, the USA. The stagnating relationship was punctuated by moments of high drama, even farce. However, both sides continued to polish their established positions, as signified by the remarks of the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affai