France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (C), France’s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pottering (R) are pictured prior to an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. (AFP/Getty) European Union leaders met in Brussels today for an emergency summit to “re-examine” relations with Russia, and determine a proper response to the unilateral invasion of Georgia. As may be expected with nearly any EU decision regarding Russia, there is once again important differences among member states and (again) a question over unity. In a staggering display of bureaucracy rivaled only by the UN, the EU leaders issued a soft joint draft statement remarking that “With the crisis in Georgia, relations between the EU and Russia have reached a crossroads. (…) The Union will remain vigilant, [and that the review] may lead to decisions on the continuation of discussions on the future of relations between the Union and Russia in various areas.” In other words, Russia can rest easy for the time being … whenever Europe doesn’t know what to do, they just promise to think about it some more.