A number of Western politicians, most importantly in the European Union, aware of the seriousness of the current course on " punish " Russia, says the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov..
" I am convinced that the joint partners, at least those who pose a serious country - most importantly, the Europeans, but also a Number of politicians and businessmen overseas - realized the seriousness of the current course, designed to punish Russian Federation. There is no result, because they want to change our position, " the Minister said in an interview to television channel.
He noticed that neither Europe from Russia or the Russian Federation of Europe is not going anywhere.
" We are neighbors, we have a long common history. As one thinker, " Russia has saved Europe from itself ". It was during the Napoleonic wars and the Second world war. And in the 1st world is currently about it, finally starting to talk openly - Russia played a major role in running their Alliance obligations. Unless the revolution, who knows what would have accepted architecture in the EU in terms of security, political structures, " added the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs.
Relations between Russia and the West has been exacerbated by the crisis in the Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties with respect to certain individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy, as well as among them, banking, defense, and energy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.
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