TOP STORIES KOMMERSANT MERKEL RESPONDS TO PUTIN 'S ENERGY PROPOSAL : Angela Merkel , Germany 's chancellor , and the French president , Jacques Chirac , on Thursday signed a declaration on the creation of a '' balanced energy partnership '' between France and German , representing the European Union , and Russia .
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Angela Merkel
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Germany
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Jacques Chirac
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France
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European Union
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Russia