BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - The office of European Council President Antonio Costa has made "brief contacts at diplomatic level" with the Kremlin in recent weeks "to open communication channels", an EU official said on Wednesday.
"Nothing was discussed on substance," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "In any future scenario, the EU has specific interests that will need to be defended, therefore it is important to have established diplomatic channels with Russia."
