Yes you are right, but i do not think that the EU will become one "state", not with France, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Italy, you name it. The differences are too big – Borrell was sent to the slaughter because the EU was not able to align or even speak out a definite strategy.
And then what else should have been done? Send 27 single diplomats to Lavrov to send the message home, or wasn't it better to send one man to speak for them?
Whether this behaviour by Lavrov was approppriate or "diplomatic" (lmao), or just a frustrated affront caused by the generally deteriorating situation also with the US, is not sure. But the EU will once more willfully take all the blame and roast in it
A hard stance would have caused more win for all, the EU just does not understand that we are back in cave man diplomacy. Of cours it would be easier for Russia to negotiate with single isolated states, instead of a 27-nation block with a lot more leverage.
I also do not think this "UK News" site is "clever" or well made. It is not, it indeed is ridiculous, but when you look at the comments... hook, line and sinker.
They would never have had a chance only a decade ago, but the general level of information and education seems to be in free fall.