Russia stops relations with the EU: “It is destructive”

Russia and the European Union currently have no relations: the entire network of connections has been destroyed by unilateral decisions taken by Brussels. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov at a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guilin. “If Europe has broken these relations, simply by destroying all the mechanisms that had been created over many years, and we only have partnerships with individual European countries that want to be guided by their national interests,” Lavrov said, according to which “probably this development objectively leads to the fact that our relations with China are developing faster than what remains of relations with European countries. ”Lavrov emphasized that the friendly relations between Moscow and Beijing are not directed against anyone. According to the minister, Russia will be ready to intensify contacts with the EU when all the anomalies posed by Brussels in bilateral relations disappear. “If and when the European partners deem it appropriate to eliminate this anomaly in contacts with their closest neighbor, of course, we will be ready to build these relations on the basis of equality and in the search for a balance of interests “, has dec ho the minister.

Lavrov stressed that Russia has always focused on cooperation with its neighbors. “Our country is geographically located in the vast expanse of the Eurasian continent. On both fronts we have China, a good neighbor, but the European Union is also our neighbor. And we have always been interested in promoting our relations in all sectors, ”said the minister. According to Lavrov, one cannot “do business globally through ultimatums, sanctions, forcing other countries to behave in the way that is expected of them,” Lavrov said. “Going back to Russian-Chinese relations, I am convinced that we will do everything possible to keep them safe and not be exposed to threats from hostile states towards our countries,” Lavrov concluded.