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Last-ditch move to save Russia-EU summit
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German foreign minister, will fly to Moscow on Tuesday to try to prevent this Friday's summit from being dominated by disputes between Russia and former Soviet-bloc countries such as Poland, Lithuania and Estonia.
Ahead of Summit, Russians Stick to Meat Ban for Poland
The trade dispute is holding up talks on a new strategic partnership pact between Moscow and the 27-nation bloc covering cooperation on energy, trade, human rights and foreign policy.
German diplomats disadvise Bush visiting Poland
Anti-missile-shield negotiations days ahead of G8 summit in Heiligendamm will not faciliate but will only make relations with Russia even more difficult - believe former German ambassador to Poland Frank Elbe and former chief of strategic planning of the ministry of defense Ulrich Weisser.
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Germany is making a last-ditch attempt to rescue a European Union summit with Russia from disaster, amid increasing calls within the bloc for a rethink of policy towards Moscow.
Russia has sent the European Union an unsatisfactory reply making no concessions toward ending a ban on meat imports from Poland, EU diplomats said Friday, a week before a key EU-Russia summit near Samara.
Two high-range officials of former German goverments disadvice president Bush visiting Poland and warn against "provoking Russia" in their article for "Welt am Zontag".