Are EU-Russia relations stuck in a loop?

Are EU-Russia relations stuck in a loop? (1)

Archived Articles | 28 Apr 2009 | EWR

Ahto Lobjakas

Curiously, each successive EU-Russia meeting increasingly gives the impression of being the first.

At their own admission - more palpably on the EU's part - the two sides continue to know little about each other.

The Czech foreign minister and current EU chairman, Karel Schwarzenberg, told journalists in Luxembourg after a morning of talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on April 28 that after a "very frank and open discussion," he has "better knowledge of the views [of] and prospects for cooperation" with Russia.

Read the complete Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty article which appeared online on April 28 here:
http://www.rferl.org/content/A...

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.28 Apr 2009 10:43

They're finally beginning to trust Russia. It took an age and some more, but the EU is turning a corner on this one.

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