Putin's return, and Moldova's foreign minister

READERS of this blog may be interested in two pieces from the latest issue of European Voice, a sister publication of The Economist devoted to the affairs of the European Union.

First, our central and eastern Europe correspondent asks how the West should respond to the (not unexpected) news that Vladimir Putin will return to the Kremlin after Russia's presidential election next March.

Second, a profile of Iurie Leanca, Moldova's pro-Europe foreign minister, who is hoping to score some successes with Nick Clegg and other EU leaders at the Eastern Partnership summit in Warsaw.


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