The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that there are no prospects for dialogue with the EU and NATO without taking into account the interests of Moscow

Director of the Department of European Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladislav Maslennikov said that the dialogue between the EU and NATO with Russia will not move forward as long as these structures consider taking into account the interests of the Russian Federation their defeat.

Moscow considers the continuation of the NATO expansion policy extremely destructive and insists on its termination.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not seek the collapse of the European Union, but wants “only to build and cooperate.”

MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. Director of the Department of European Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladislav Maslennikov said that the dialogue between the EU and NATO with Russia will not move forward as long as these structures consider taking into account the interests of the Russian Federation their defeat.

“Any sensible initiatives about the need to restore direct dialogue with Russia and discuss our legitimate concerns in the EU and NATO are blocked. As long as these structures are dominated by the erroneous opinion that taking into account Russian interests in any form will be a defeat for the West, and not a condition for ensuring genuine stability and security in Europe, we will not move from a dead point,” Maslennikov told Izvestia.

The diplomat also emphasized that Russia's principled position on NATO expansion has not changed. Moscow considers the continuation of this alliance policy extremely destructive and insists on its termination.