Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has for the first time, met with US President George W.
Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the sidelines of the G8 summit. Medvedev said Moscow and Washington should keep up dialogue despite failing to overcome differences on US missile defence plans in Europe, NATO expansion plans and the status of Kosovo. In talks with Gordon Brown, Medvedev said he Unicredit cuts jobs and eyes east ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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