NPR's Mike Shuster tells host Steve Inskeep that NATO officials say there will be "no business as usual" with Russia, which includes suspending meetings of the NATO-Russia council.

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They also focus on management, which almost always includes face-to-face meetings.

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The consultation, which is set to end on 17 June, includes public meetings across London's boroughs.

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But these are important meetings, part of an important element of our overall trade agenda, which includes working through the issues necessary to be worked through so that Russia can accede to the WTO.

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