EU Leaders Reject Franco-German Plan to Resume Dialogue with Russia Published June 26th, 2021 - 07:21 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks to attend the flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the 80th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in WWII, in Alexander Garden in Moscow on June 22, 2021. Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP
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European heavyweight Germany has strong economic interests there, notably the NordStream 2 undersea pipeline project.
European Union countries bordering Russia rejected a Franco-German plan to resume official meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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