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Lisbon impasse dents EU-Russia hopes

By Tony Barber in Brussels

Published: June 23 2008 18:40 | Last updated: June 24 2008 07:49

Negotiations on a new pact between the European Union and Russia risk being complicated by the confusion surrounding the adoption of the Lisbon reform treaty, according to Moscow’s ambassador to the EU.

“I sincerely wish our EU partners find a way out of yet another impasse,” Vladi­mir Chizhov told the Financial Times. “Above all, we’re not gloating. It’s not entirely a sign of the EU’s strength, of course, but we’ll be close­ly following developments.”

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