RUSSIA PLAYS HARDBALL OVER FUTURE EU ENERGY DEAL
October 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
RUSSIA'S President Vladimir Putin has signalled a tough fight with the European Union (EU) over oncoming talks about a future energy deal, as the European Commission has mapped out the key elements it would like to see in place. The developments have come as December 1 negotiations approach on renewing the existing EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which is to be replaced with a new deal, maybe called a Strategic Partnership Agreement.
Speaking after an informal EU heads of government summit at Lahti, Finland, to which he had ...
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