The November 25, 2004 Russia-EU summit, dominated by disagreement over elections in Ukraine, marked a record low point in Russia’s relations with Europe. Putin probably regretted his decision to postpone this summit by two weeks, an act originally intended to show the newly-formed Commission his toughness. The relations, however, were going south and had been turning sour throughout autumn. […]
Memo #:
331
Series:
1
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/ponars/pm_0331.pdf
Research Professor
Affiliation
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Expertise
Russia, Military Reform, Caucasus, Central Asia, Energy, NATO
