A Blow to Ukraine Highlights the EU’s Limits
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Oct. 17.
Photographer: Grigory Sysoyev/AFP/Getty Images
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Russian President Vladimir Putin wasn’t at the European Union summit in Brussels, but he still made his presence felt.