Divided EU hosts Russia's Putin at summit
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The European Union opened summit talks with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed talks on a partnership pact.
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In the course of his visit, Vladimir Putin will meet Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.
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Russia and NATO remain split over U.S.  plans for missile defence and Kosovo independence, a senior  Russian official said on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin  prepared to meet the alliance&#39;s secretary-general.
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Russia and Portugal preparing for EU-Russia summit RBC, 28.05.2007, Moscow 16:57:22. Russia and Portugal will prepare a wide range of joint documents to be signed at the EU-Russia summit, which will take place ... via RBC
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes for a friendly summit with the European Union on Friday but is sticking to long-held tough positions on Iran and Kosovo.
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Tuesday's meeting of the Finnish and Russian presidents touched upon a number of issues concerning relations between the two countries.
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Europe&#39;s show of unity with Vladimir Putin was shattered yesterday when Russia accused the European Union of &#39;blasphemy&#39; for demanding an explanation of how the Beslan school hostage crisis ended in massacre.
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"Politicians have to know how to respond to current uncertainties and tensions in the world. Nothing would contribute more to peace in the world than a good, stable and lasting relationship between the EU and Russia"  By Jeff MasonMAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sparred with European Union leaders on Friday over EU plans to limit foreign investment in its energy markets and Russia's stalled bid to join the World Trade Organization.One EU source called the talks "tough, frank" and described the players as "still trying to make each other hear the other."Putin, in his final EU summit as president, took a swipe at proposals from Brussels that could prevent gas monopoly Gazprom from buying up power grids and pipelines while the 27-nation bloc revamps its gas and electricity markets. Read more
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a summit with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at his Black Sea residence later this month, the Kremlin announced today.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with leading Russian academics in Moscow&#39;s Kremlin Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004.
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Europe's ties with Russia and Turkey dominate a summit between the leaders of France, Germany and Poland, with Chancellor Angela Merkel due to propose stepping up the pressure on Ankara over its troubled EU candidacy.
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Russia and NATO remain split over U.S. plans for missile defence and Kosovo independence, a senior Russian official said on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin prepared to meet the alliance's secretary-general.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met   South African leader Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday at the start of a   visit intended to forge closer ties between the mineral and   diamond superpowers.
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ANKARA, Dec 5  - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkey Sunday for a landmark visit during which the two sides will look into ways of increasing cooperation in the fight against global terrorism and further boost spectacular progress in
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and General Electric&#39;s Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt, left, seen during talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.
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SOCHI, Russia A three-way meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Jacques Chirac got underway Tuesday, their third summit since the trio united in strong opposition to the US invasion of Iraq.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday proposed expanding an anti-missile defense system for Europe and bringing NATO on board at talks with US President George W. Bush.