European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will attend a high-profile economic forum in Russia in June and meet Russian President Vladimir Putin there, officials said on May 30, as the EU weighs whether to renew economic sanctions against Moscow.
While several EU leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel have visited Russia since it annexed Crimea in 2014, the trip will be Juncker’s first as Europe’s chief executive and has already stirred debate on the EU’s fraught ties with Moscow…
Source: EU’s Juncker to visit Russia in June amid sanctions debate – EUROPE