The British gift for understatement

18 May 2007, 0253 EDT

From the Guardian:

The new EU member states of Poland and Lithuania have been arguing this week for the summit to be called off, and criticising the German preparations. For historical reasons, the east Europeans are highly sensitive to any sign of Germany cutting deals with Russia over their heads.



Yes, I imagine they would be.

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