Prospects for EU-Russia Relations

Relations between Russia and the EU have been called "a major failure" over the past weeks, following the cancellation of the joint summit scheduled for 11 November. Differences about the 'four common spaces' between the two partners have increased and authoritarian trends in Russia are of concern to Europeans. Samantha de Bendern and Fraser Cameron examine the economic and political prospects for EU-Russia relations as EU and Russian officials prepare to hold joint talks on 25 November.