London - Britain favours the suspension of current negotiations on a partnership and cooperation agreement between Russia and the European Union (EU) over the Georgia crisis, a government spokesman said Monday.

"In light of Russia's actions we should suspend negotiations on a successor to the partnership and co-operation agreement," a spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in London.

He said possible suspension of the EU-Russia talks should be made dependant on the outcome of a complete overhaul of Russia-EU relations, agreed by EU leaders at a special summit in Brussels Monday.

Brown, who was attending the summit, has called for a "root-and-branch review" of the EU's relationship with Russia.

There could be no more "business as usual" with Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Georgia, Brown said in Brussels. (dpa)