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Reuters: France, Germany propose EU summit with Russia's Putin, diplomats say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France and Germany proposed on Wednesday a European Union summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to improve relations, two diplomats said, potentially paving the way for the first such meeting since 2014.
Such an event would follow U.S. President Joe Biden's summit in Geneva with Putin earlier this month and reflects concern in Paris and Berlin that the EU's approach to Russia in recent years has mainly been focused on sanctions on Moscow.
"We need to have a discussion about how to get away from this negative spiral ... but we need to advance united," one senior EU diplomat said, adding that some Baltic countries wary of Russia may not agree to a summit.
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Update #1: Germany and France seek EU-Russia meeting (Financial Times)
Update #2: Merkel, Macron Reportedly Want to Invite Putin to Summit of European Leaders (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: If US President Biden can meet Russian President Putin, so can EU leaders. The Baltic nations are going to object. But if this EU - Russia summit does occur, the big loser will be Ukraine.
Update #3: The Russian ambassador to the EU is right. The EU needs to get their act together when it comes to Russia .... Europe should 'get its act together' on Russia, says Russian ambassador (Euronews).
