Decisions made at last week's EU-Russia summit can be quickly summed up because in practice, there aren't any, as our report published in EUROPE 9907 explains. Assessing the results of this summit is not so easy: commentaries range from a moderate judgement to the “summit ship-wreck”. Any assessment, in fact, cannot disregard the underlying reality, which the authorities on both sides are aware of (I am talking about those who are in charge of these dossiers, not the person improvising...