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European Lawmakers Criticize Von Der Leyen, Borrell Over Missteps

Jamie Dettmer

   The European Parliament has seen stormy sessions before but rarely as
   ugly as Tuesday's when lawmakers scolded the bloc's top officials for
   everything from their handling of the coronavirus pandemic to what they
   dubbed a disastrous trip last week to Moscow by Europe's top diplomat,
   Josep Borrell.'¯

   Several national governments had urged Borrell, a former Spanish
   foreign minister, to call off his trip to the Russian capital, arguing
   it was ill-timed in the wake of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny's jailing
   and amid the Kremlin's paramilitary-style crackdown on street
   protests.'¯

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