NEWSLINK: Europe for Russia: A key secondary partner? Culturally and historically, Russia belongs to Europe, but Europe is unaccustomed to its new position on the global periphery. The situation requires an urgent strategy from Russia for dealing with the rising East

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[Europe for Russia: A key secondary partner? Culturally and historically, Russia belongs to Europe, but Europe is unaccustomed to its new position on the global periphery. The situation requires an urgent strategy from Russia for dealing with the rising East – Fyodor Lukyanov – Fyodor Lukyanov is the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs – Russia Beyond the Headlines – Nov. 30, 2012 – click here for full article]

In Russia Behind the Headlines, Fyodor Lukyanov writes on EU-Russian relations in anticipation of an EU-Russian summit later this month:

The next Russia-EU summit, due to take place in late December, will mark the 30th anniversary of the cooperation-based institution. In his speech, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is likely to repeat his offer for deeper strategic cooperation in economic matters and political rapprochement.

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