SARAJEVO - The European Union urged Russia on Dec. 5 not to drag the Western Balkans into its deepening rift with the West over Ukraine, reflecting concern that the region risks becoming another point of East-West tension.
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European foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini attends a debate on the recognition of Palestinian statehood, on Nov. 26, 2014 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.