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The last EU-Russia summit in Brussels in December - the main 'deliverable' was the signature of a non-binding memorandum on Russia's WTO entry (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

No 'deliverables' at upcoming EU-Russia summit

EU institutions would like to clip one of the two yearly Russia summits due to lack of content, but decorum forbids making the first move.

"We have signs from the Russians that if we suggested it [canceling one of the events], they would accept it. And we have given signs to them that if they made the suggestion, we would accept it. But nobody wants to come out with the proposal," a senior EU diplomat told EUobserver.

The contact noted that the twice-yearly format is out of date ...

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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.

The last EU-Russia summit in Brussels in December - the main 'deliverable' was the signature of a non-binding memorandum on Russia's WTO entry (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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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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