| Author (Person) | Sadecki, Andrzej |
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| Publisher | Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) |
| Series Title | OSW Analyses |
| Series Details | 18.02.15 |
| Publication Date | 18/02/2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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On 17 February 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a brief visit to Budapest. This was the first bilateral visit he had made to the European Union since June 2014. Russia showed that it is able, regardless of sanctions, to build close co-operation with those EU member states which are interested in it. In this regard, the visit in Budapest was aimed at highlighting the superficial nature of the EU’s common foreign policy and the weakness of EU energy policy. The Hungarian government made assurances that this visit’s overriding goal was to sign a new gas contract. However, this contract was not signed. |
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| Source Link | http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2015-02-18/putin-budapest-overcoming-isolation |
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| Countries / Regions | Hungary, Russia |
