US-EU to address Russian aggression in Georgia, Ukraine ‘in a coordinated manner’

The US State Secretary Antony Blinken (L) and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell held a meeting yesterday. Photo: US Department of State. 

Agenda.ge, 25 Mar 2021 - 12:32, Tbilisi,Georgia

The US State Secretary Antony Blinken and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell have promised to further address Russia’s aggression in Georgia and Ukraine in a coordinated manner. 

Secretary Blinken and High Representative Borrell noted their determination to further address, in a coordinated manner, Russia’s challenging behavior, including its ongoing aggression against Ukraine and Georgia, hybrid threats, such as disinformation; interference in electoral processes, malicious cyber activities; and military posturing,” the US Department of State has reported. 

Blinken and Borrell also decided to coordinate their response to the ‘shrinking space in Russia’ for independent political voices, civil society and media freedom and the ‘dwindling respect for human rights and the rule of law’.