BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has for years trumpeted grand ambitions for Moscow’s relations with the European Union, pushing to break down visa barriers and urging the creation of what he calls a “harmonious economic community stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso give a joint press conference on January 28, 2014 following an EU-Russia summit at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. \"The EU needs +to clear the air+ with Russia at this summit as sharp differences over the Ukraine crisis and eastern Europe test relations\", a senior EU official said. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS
