The EU cannot avoid debating this issue with Russia.

Mr Ahtisaari has a very very difficult task. We foreign ministers have to have our vision, but we should also be in the corner and let Mr Ahtisaari play. Now we have to be very careful.

We need to produce the perfect match in Russia. We have nothing to lose. It will be tough but there's 90 minutes left and in football everything is possible.

You can be operating a tank according to every rule from here to Russia and back again, but if somebody does something they're not supposed to do, you still might have a problem.

a new and free Russia.

It is a significant sum for those who invest in Russia.