Prominent MEPs from Russia's big neighbours have said the mass anti-Putin protests in Moscow are a wake-up call for EU foreign policy.
Looking ahead to the EU-Russia summit in Brussels on Thursday (15 December), Elmar Brok, a senior member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU party, said EU officials should urge the Kremlin to hold proper presidential elections in March.
"It should be made clear they have to look for real elections - to give a fair chance to oppos...
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