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Brown urges EU to review Russian relations

Gordon Brown - Wants review of EU relations with Russia
Gordon Brown - Wants review of EU relations with Russia

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says NATO and the European Union must reassess relations with Moscow to prevent further ‘Russian aggression’.

Writing in the Observer ahead of tomorrow's summit of European leaders to discuss the crisis over South Ossetia, Mr Brown urged the EU to do a ‘root and branch’ review of relations with Russia.

His comments came amid fears Russia could cut oil and gas flows as a result of the dispute.

The prime minister accused the Kremlin of ‘dangerous and unacceptable’ behaviour, saying it was using energy resources as a ‘policy tool’.

EU leaders meet in Brussels tomorrow to discuss the South Ossetia crisis, and Mr Brown said he had warned Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to expect a ‘determined’ response.