France, Germany scrap Russia summit plan under pressure

France, Germany scrap Russia summit plan under pressure — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) France and Germany failed to convince other EU member states meeting in Brussels to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Late on Thursday night, their counterparts in the bloc demurred, claiming the move would send the wrong message.

After the meeting, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda indicated that “many leaders” had been opposed to the suggested summit, Reuters reported on Friday.