Merkel

Russia and Germany plan to step up investment cooperation, Dmitry Medvedev said at a joint news conference with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel following bilateral talks.

The German chancellor is meet with the Russian President in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, on August 14th.
The Kremlin describes the meeting as a "bilateral summit", but as yet no agenda has been made available.
 
Medvedev has clearly identified to the world who he considers his country's "strategic partners" to be. Angela Merkel will surely be aware that whatever spin is put on this meeting by the European press, this should be viewed in the context of a bilateral partnership between Russia and Germany, with the EU dumped firmly on the sidelines.

A few days ago, the Kremlin reported on the meeting between President Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Munich.