Bandmaster or Conductor: What is Wrong with the EU ”Selective Engagement” Policy?

... “selective engagement”? The Minsk process, which is aimed at putting an end to the war in Donbass, is at an impasse. Very few people today believe in the full implementation of the Minsk accords – neither in Brussels, nor in Moscow, nor in Kiev. “Selective engagement” between Russia and the European Union on security issues was equally unsuccessful, as the latter has invariably turned to NATO and the United States on the most pressing issues. Even though four EU members (France, Germany, Belgium and, for the time being, the ...