A summit that was supposed to be held between the EU and Russia on Thursday this week has been postponed at Moscow's request.
The decision to postpone the bilateral meeting was taken after Russia complained that it did not want to meet with the European Commission in its continued state of disarray.
"There is a very simple explanation", said a Russian government spokesman announcing the reason for the postponement.
"The new EU Commission has not been appointed yet. The delay...
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