Juncker speaks Putin in Russia

brussels - Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, attends a conference next month in Russia. He met there Russian President Vladimir Putin, but whether that will be a dialogue, will be announced later. That said Juncker's spokesman Monday.

Juncker is the first senior EU official who is visiting Russia instituted in 2014 since the EU sanctions against Russia for its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.

Juncker has accepted an invitation from the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg on June 16. He will shed light on how the European Union views the relations between Russia and the EU, said the spokesman. Ten days ago, diplomats said it was still uncertain whether Juncker would go.
  
    
     
      
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The visit takes place at a time when its going on within the EU discussions on extension of economic sanctions, which expire on 31 July. The expectation is that this be extended for as long as Russia does not fully comply with the peace agreements on the fight in Ukraine. Juncker's visit, according to his spokesman did not conflict with the European sanctions.