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The European Union has decided to adjourn its negotiations on a new partnership agreement with the Russia, to withdrawal of its troops from Georgia. That of Europe or the Russia, should the most suffer from this situation

None of the two! This decision of the European Union is rather the effect of advertisement. The Polish veto which blocked the opening of these negotiations for two years in no way prevented the intensification of economic ties between the European Union and the Russia. In addition, lack of new agreement, the previous, 1994, continues to apply.

The legal framework for bilateral relations therefore still exists and the suspension of the negotiations will not hinder the development of their trade.

Of course, but Europeans relied on many of the new agreement, particularly in the energy field...

This is true. But interdependence is that between the Russians and Europeans in this area that their partnership will continue.

The Russia, whose production is historically oriented towards the European market, has an interest to intensify its relations with this partner, both near and solvent. As Europeans, they realize that the Russia Federation holds 30 percent of global gas reserves. There is no alternative to what the Russia remains one of the main suppliers of gas to Europe. However, there is a misunderstanding between the two partners: without openly say, the Union seeks to break the monopoly of Gazprom. She received the reverse result since this monopoly is strengthened and has become a symbol of the return of Russian power. There is an opposition between the will of Europeans to liberalise the gas market and the movement of renationalising energy policy. In addition, the Russians don't want for nothing in the world renounce their policy of energy uncertainty. Their open political space on other folders.

Europeans should fear that the Russia uses the energy weapon, which it uses its "near abroad" to find the power

Should not interpret what is meant by "energy weapon". It is not for the Russians to "cut the gas" the Europeans but to instill doubt in their partners. When you hold a sword of Damocles over the head of your customers, you are in the political exploitation of your position of provider. Europeans would like the Russians behave like Norwegians, which is impossible because, since the tsars, the Russians have always considered the oil as an instrument of power and have involved power and policy. The hydrocarbons are one of their master cards, which they do not give up.

The Georgian conflict is likely to cost the Russia accession to the World Trade Organization. Is the Russia about to turn its back on international financial integration

It is one of the major failures of Putin: having failed to bring his country to the WTO while he had one of its priorities as early as 2000. The fall of the Moscow stock exchange shows points of economic vulnerability of the country. The Russian business community realize that the degradation of the image of their country may discourage investors. That said, the non-accession to the WTO is reversible, this is a map that Westerners can be used to bring the Russia to change behavior.

How can the EU contribute to break the deadlock

The Russia, who made a heavy error by recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and Ossetia because it is in accordance with international law or his speech on the former Yugoslavia, found in a large strategic solitude. The Russians also know that their economic development through partnerships, confidence, and they were very surprised by the relative strength of the Summit, last Monday, the Union. It belongs therefore to the latter who won in cohesion with this crisis, to settle the tension, given verbal between Moscow and Washington climbing and the explosive issue of accession to NATO of a Ukraine crisis of leadership.