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A suspension of talks, pushed in part by the UK, in the end won the day. (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

EU-Russia talks suspended until Moscow withdraws troops

EU leaders on Monday (1 September) agreed to postpone talks on a new EU-Russia partnership until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia following the insistence of a bloc of member states.

"As long as the withdrawal of the [Russian] troops [from Georgia] is not completed, all meetings on the partnership agreement are postponed," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said at a press conference following the emergency summit in Brussels.

"We are postponing all meetings on ...

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A suspension of talks, pushed in part by the UK, in the end won the day. (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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