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Mr Kirkilas believes the EU needs a common voice on Russia and backs Turkish and Ukrainian EU entry (Photo: European Commission)

EU must unite in Russia energy talks, Lithuania says

The EU needs more solidarity in negotiations with Russia and to stay open to Turkish and Ukrainian membership in order to improve security in its eastern neighbourhood, Lithuanian prime minister Gediminas Kirkilas told EUobserver in Brussels on Friday (8 September).

"I think we still have some lack of solidarity in the European Union in our relations with Russia," the ex-defence minister said during his first visit to the EU capital after taking office in July. "When we act together wi...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Mr Kirkilas believes the EU needs a common voice on Russia and backs Turkish and Ukrainian EU entry (Photo: European Commission)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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