As the two sides prepare to launch talks for a wide-ranging bilateral treaty at a summit in Siberia this week, Europeans should not expect Moscow to change its well-known positions, Vladimir Chizhov, the Russian ambassador to the EU, told journalists in Brussels this week, Euractiv.com reports. European and Russian leaders will meet for one of their two annual summits in Khanti-Mansiisk, Western Siberia, later this week. Among the top issues for discussion will be a new EU-Russia partnership agreement.
