The European Political Community held its second meeting 10 kilometers from Transnistria, the area controlled by Moscow-backed separatists. Europe almost entirely, from the Mediterranean to the Arctic and from the Atlantic to the Caucasus, passing through the Balkans.

Socialists, liberals and conservatives, those in the EU and its neighbours, all reminding Moscow how lonely it is. It's not just a question of offering as solid a front as possible against Putin, at the heart of his sphere of influence, writes Frida Ghitis.