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EU leaders are steeling themselves for a bruising summit with Vladimir Putin, Russian president, as Moscow stresses that it is in no mood to be lectured over the deepening crisis in Ukraine.

In an unusually forthright signal of its displeasure, the EU has cut this week’s summit in Brussels to a few hours from two days and has cancelled a dinner for Putin. EU diplomats stressed that the meeting on Tuesday was intended to be a defining moment in resetting the tone of relations and would focus on human rights and Ukraine.

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