The European Commission has dismissed Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berluconi's controversial comments in support of Russian policy towards Chechnya
In a rare rebuke of a current EU Presidency, Commission spokesperson Reijo Kemppinen on Friday (7 November) said, "We do not share the view of Prime Minister Berlusconi when it comes to the situation of Yukos, nor when it comes to the present ... or past situation in Chechnya".
The spokesman's comments come the day after Mr Berluscon...
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