"Comment: Why Europe is uneasy with Turkey, comfortable with Russia
Will the Finnish presidency of the European Union end with a bang or a whimper? No one is laying bets here, but much is at stake- the continuation of negotiations on Turkey’s future entry and the future relationship of the EU to Russia, for which the Finns have more historical experience to draw on than anyone else.
Both issues are coming to a head in the next few weeks - Russia when President Vladimir Putin has his formal summit with European heads of government in Helsinki on November 24th and the EU summit in mid December when the clock will stop for the Turkish decision."
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