Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 EU-Russian diplomacy during the Kosovo War; 2 Overcoming the 'Chechnya Irritant' in EU-Russia relations; 3 Russia and the politics of EU eastern enlargement; 4 The threat to EU-Russia relations of EU enlargement in the Orange Revolution; 5 Towards confrontation: 2006-2008; 6 The repercussions of EU diplomacy in Georgia; 7 The point of no return? EU-Russia relations after the Euro-Maidan; Conclusions; Appendix: list of interviews; Index