Russia plays down EU summit fears
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is to attend an EU summit despite diplomatic sniping over the  Ukraine crisis.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country&#39;s existing business inquiries and tax probes should not be seen as a threat to other companies.
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MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin began his last summit with European Union leaders on Friday but gave little hope for progress over trade and energy disputes that have strained ties.
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By Dario Thuburne Helsinki - Russian and EU leaders gathered on Friday for a summit in Helsinki that has been deeply clouded by a Polish veto on EU partnership talks with Moscow and wider discord in EU-Russia ...Comment
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President Vladimir Putin, playing down  recent hawkish statements from Moscow, said on Thursday Russia  was not interested in a return to the Cold War.
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The Czech Republic said on Tuesday it would not be intimidated by Russia over plans to site parts of a U.S. missile defense system on its territory and said attempts at "blackmail" by Moscow would backfire.
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COMPIEGNE, France  - Russian President Vladimir   Putin sought to reassure France and Germany on Saturday they   had nothing to fear from Moscow's growing economic clout and   held out the prospect of more natural gas for Europe.
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COMPIEGNE, France  - Russia sought to reassure   France and Germany on Saturday on its plans for Airbus parent   EADS and held out the prospect of more gas for Europe to ease   fears over Moscow's leverage of its growing economic clout.
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The EU and Russia say they will try to avoid "misunderstandings" over energy policy in future.
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Russia sought to reassure  France and Germany on Saturday on its plans for Airbus parent  EADS and held out the prospect of more gas for Europe to ease  fears over Moscow's leverage of its growing economic clout.
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Â· Europe tour may anger Kremlin before G8 summitÂ· Moscow comments are unhelpful, says Nato
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Just as it seemed the EU's relations with Russia could not get any worse, they seem to be heading precisely that way.Comment
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Russia won't seek to abandon the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty when a conference of treaty signatories is held next week in Vienna, Russian news agencies reported.
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BRDO, Slovenia  - The European Union and Russia failed on Wednesday to narrow differences over Kosovo's independence drive but Moscow said it did not plan sanctions against the Serbian province or its backers after any secession.
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COMPIEGNE, France  - Russian President Vladimir   Putin moved on Saturday to allay Western fears over Russia's   intentions toward European aerospace group EADS and offered the   prospect of more gas for Europe, saying Russia was a reliable   energy partner.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes for a productive summit with the European Union on Friday despite his opposing views on how to deal with Iran and Kosovo.
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Russia has not &quot;slammed the door&quot; on the  Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, even though it has  pulled out of the pact, Russian media quoted the country&#39;s  foreign minister as saying on Friday.