Lavrov said that Russia has never disrupted relations with the West
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Sergei Lavrov said that Russia did not take steps to disrupt relations with the West, accusing the European Union of delaying the visa-free regime in 2013 for ideological reasons.
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Заявления Сергея Лаврова об отношениях с ЕС и затягивании безвизового режима в прошлом.
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Sergei Lavrov said that Russia has never taken steps to disrupt relations with the West.
According to him, back in 2013 the European Union delayed the introduction of an almost ready-made visa-free regime with the Russian Federation due to ideological considerations.
Lavrov emphasized that Western countries are accustomed to presenting states with an artificial choice.
MOSCOW, September 8 - RIA Novosti. Russia has never taken steps to disrupt relations with the West, but back in 2013 the European Union delayed the introduction of an almost ready-made visa-free regime with the Russian Federation due to ideological considerations, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“In 2013, Europe delayed its approval, because they whispered in our ears in the corridors: they say, excuse me, we agreed on everything with you, but politically we cannot switch to a visa-free regime with Russia earlier than with Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. That’s the price these people pay. They are guided by ideological considerations, the desire to continue to lead everything and pull countries to themselves based on the “either-or” logic,” Lavrov said in an interview with the Internet project "Menshova Herself".
The head of the foreign policy department emphasized that Western countries are accustomed to presenting states with an artificial choice.
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- Какие конкретно европейские чиновники делали подобные заявления кулуарно?
