They rightly decry the unhealthily close ties of some European politicians to their counterparts in Russia.

他们谴责了一些欧洲和俄罗斯政客之间过分亲密的关系。

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Jason Lyall says NATO inevitably will continue to have intense internal debates on how close the alliance's relationship should be with Russia.

杰森·莱尔说，就跟俄罗斯的关系到底应当保持多紧密的问题，北约不可避免地要继续进行激烈的内部辩论。

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And a close call for one man in Russia who was lucky to be alive.

再来看看在俄罗斯的一个人的惊险一刻，他能活着真的是很幸运。

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"The decision by the administration to back away from its missile defense commitment to the Czech Republic and Poland can only demonstrate to the rest of Europe that the United States is not prepared to stand behind its friends, that the United States views resetting its relationship with Russia more important than commitments made to close friends and allies, and that the administration is willing to let Russia have veto power over the disposition of our missile defense architecture,".

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On the bigger geo-diplomacy - driving an EU member state into the arms of the Russians and sending a big sub-textual signal to other states close to Russia - it just begins to look like the Germans cannot do geo-politics.

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Republics with close ties to Russia, such as Armenia, will see no change.

ECONOMIST: Russia and its neighbours

Russia appears close to agreeing a deal to revise the anti-ballistic missile treaty - lifting its objections to an American system of missile defence.

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