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Tema destacado del Lunes, 7. Abril 2008

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Farewell in Sochi

American President George Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for the last time as heads of state in the Russian resort of Sochi on the Black Sea coast. The meeting was aimed at resolving the key points at issue in the relations between the two countries following the NATO summit in Bucharest. The tone was markedly friendly - however they failed to reach an agreement on the US's missile defence shield in Eastern Europe.

Le Figaro - Francia

Fabrice Nodé-Langlois considers the two leaders' willingness to cooperate to 'create a system to respond to potential ballistic threats in which Russia, the United States and Europe would participate as equal partners.' "We can't see a system like this working, where Moscow, Washington and Brussels all have their finger on the trigger, with the state of international relations - and European defense policy - being what it is. We have trouble seeing as well the Pentagon renouncing its anti-missile shield because of Russian opposition, especially now that NATO has given its approval. This didn't prevent Bush and Putin from conducting their 28th encounter with an eye to a more cooperative future. Their personal relationship is warm and direct - at least in appearance - in order to gloss over a history that some think is mediocre, if not disastrous." (07/04/2008)

Gazeta Wyborcza - Polonia

Marcin Wojciechowski writes that George Bush has been very accommodating towards Vladimir Putin in agreeing to integrate Russia into the anti-missile defence shield project on an equal basis. He warns the West not to be overly obliging in its Russia policy. "Although Russia is still too weak, too poor and too technologically backwards to keep up with the US or Western Europe or block their decisions, it's nonetheless trying to exert influence over these countries. Russia's efforts to make its voice heard are increasingly successful. ... Russia is willing to form an alliance with the West, but this willingness has its price. Countries like Poland should make sure that price isn't too high and doesn't impinge on the sovereignty of others." (07/04/2008)

Delo - Eslovenia

The newspaper's Moscow correspondent Polina Frehlih reviews the relationship between Bush and Putin: "On countless occasions, enthusiastic claims of friendship were exchanged. This began with their first meeting in Brdo pri Kranju back in 2001, when Bush famously said he had peered into Putin's soul. Despite the odd verbal attack, like when Putin compared Bush to Hitler, their relationship deepened. Soon the two presidents were meeting on almost friendly and informal terms. It's probably only owing to this personal aspect in US-Russian relations that the whole thing didn't escalate into a new Cold War. This fact alone is sufficient for the two to go down in history." (07/04/2008)

Süddeutsche Zeitung - Alemania

This final meeting between the two presidents was dominated by a "sentimental mood", according to Sonja Zekri. "None of what the two presidents did in Sochi is irreversible. ... It was already pretty much clear that a couple of pleasant hours spent on the Black Sea and an exquisite meal wouldn't be enough to patch up the months of dispute over the US missile defence shield in Eastern Europe. ... America has mostly ignored Russia over the past few years. This was careless behaviour. Russia has allowed itself to become wrapped up in an aggressive rhetoric that drowns out even its justified concerns. That was risky. The signals from Sochi point to a certain amount of panic generated by this rhetoric, but they also show how difficult it has become to change course." (07/04/2008)

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