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    There is hope in Berlin that Medvedev's election may herald a shift towards a more constructive Russia after clashes with Putin over Kosovo's independence and U.S. plans to put a missile shield in central Europe. "There's hope the new start will mean a move away from some of the tough tones, which might have been due to election campaigning" Gernot Erler, Germany's deputy foreign minister, told Reuters in an interview this week. Full Article at The New York Times
    There's hope the new start will mean a move away from some of the tough tones, which might have been due to election campaigning
    SOURCE: The New York Times 21 months ago
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