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"Mr President, unfortunately, I have to leave for a meeting with the President of the European Parliament, and, for that reason, I would like to say now that, as Mr Patten of the Commission said in his excellent speech, the Union will not accept terrorism, but neither can we in any event accept the disproportionate use of force. In no circumstances is it acceptable. We wish to achieve a solution through dialogue, and that will require talks between the leaders of Russia and Chechnya. We will arrange for still closer dialogue between the EU and Russia. In these discussions we will express our frustration with the Russian action in Chechnya.
As was pointed out in the discussions, it is clear that the continued crisis is increasing pressure to put Union cooperation with Russia on ice. If the situation does not improve, it will be even harder for the Council to counter this pressure. We have also noted the growth in the proportion of military expenditure in the Russian budget, and we have asked how Russia intends to finance this. It has been said that, with increased tax revenues and economic growth, there may well be more funds at their disposal. But, as has been claimed, the longer the war goes on, the more negative the attitude will become to any kind of aid to Russia."@en1
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