TODAY: Merkel says Germany is concerned over Abkhazia; Kremlin won’t budge on frozen conflicts; EU-Russia summit begins today; Khodorkovsky’s birthday to be marked by protests; anti-corruption plans submitted to Medvedev; Human Rights Watch focus on Ingushetia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany shares Georgia’s concerns about Russian actions in the breakaway region of Abkhazia. The EU’s External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner says Russia should play a more constructive role in resolving Georgia’s frozen conflicts “to ensure a stable environment for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics,” but the Kremlin says it won’t compromise. Dmitry Medvedev is departing for the EU-Russia summit today, to be held in Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk region which contains 7.5% of the world’s oil reserves.