EU officials plan to raise the issue of Russia’s recent parliamentary elections, which the opposition claims were rigged, in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev this week. Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton, said she expected the issue would be raised at the EU-Russia summit due to take place on December 14-15 [...]
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December 12, 2011
October 18, 2011
Medvedev to attend three summit meetings in Nov-Dec
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s travel plans in November–December 2011 include attendance at the APEC summit in the U.S., the G20 Summit in France and the EU-Russia Summit in Belgium, as well as visits to Germany and the Czech Republic, Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said on Monday. “In the first half of November the president [...]
October 6, 2011
Russia threatens stop to missile defense cooperation
Russia warned on Thursday it may stop cooperation with the United States on a missile shield in Europe. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow condemned Washington for making far-reaching decisions “without collective discussion” and ignoring the opinions of all interested parties. “If this continues, then the chance created at the NATO-Russia summit in [...]
October 1, 2011
NATO-Russia summit possible in 2012
A NATO-Russia summit could be held next year in Chicago if the parties can agree on a substantive agenda, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday. No decision has been taken yet, however, he said, adding that he would like “to make progress on the NATO-Russia track.” Missile defense was a key issue, he [...]