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Mr Putin believes the EU has a problem defining its priorities (Photo: NATO)

Reporter's murder overshadows Putin's free trade agenda

The killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya overshadowed Russian president Vladimir Putin's visit to Germany, grabbing attention from the original agenda on creating a free trade zone with the EU.

The Russian president arrived in Germany on Tuesday (10 October) on a two-day trip which was overshadowed by Sunday's killing of the Russian journalist in Moscow, which has sparked strong EU and US concern over press freedom in Russia.

The Russian president was greeted by prot...

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Mr Putin believes the EU has a problem defining its priorities (Photo: NATO)

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