Leaders arrive for Moscow summit

EU leaders have arrived in Moscow for the first summit with Russia since the Union expanded to take in eight members who were formerly behind the iron curtain.

Council President Bertie Ahern and his Commission counterpart Romano Prodi arrived in Moscow last night to attend the summit.

Mr Ahern will be the first EU leader to represent the enlarged Union of 25 member states when he meets President Vladimir Putin in Moscow later today (21 May).

Following a rocky period in the...