The European Union hopes to launch talks on a wide-ranging political deal with Russia this week despite mounting tensions over trade, energy and foreign policy.

At a meeting on Tuesday, April 29, in Luxembourg, the foreign ministers of the bloc's 27 member states are "expected to adopt ... negotiating directives for a new agreement to provide a comprehensive framework for EU-Russia relations," officials from the EU presidency, which chairs such meetings, said on Friday. ... Read full article