EU, Russia Play Down Differences, But Hurdles Remain
German Foreign Minister Steinmeier met Russian President Putin on Tuesday in a last-ditch bid to rescue a looming EU-Russia summit amid spiraling tensions over a host of issues.
Russia's Kommersant daily said Steinmeier would be unable "to save the summit from collapse," while the Vedomosti daily called the Samara meeting "senseless."
"The EU-Russian summit will either be a relative failure or a scandalous failure. There will definitely be no negotiations on a partnership agreement. The participants may not even be able to agree on a joint declaration," the daily said.
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