Natalia Shmakov. In Western countries there is a desire to break with the logic of confrontation in relations with Russia on the Ukrainian crisis, the EU is thus required to maintain a direct dialogue with Moscow, said in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini.
According to Mogherini, most EU scare 3 fall: Ukrainian, which affects And relations with Russia, the situation in the middle East And Libya. Speaking about the Ukrainian crisis, the head of European diplomacy said that the main problem is to understand how to get out.
" Even in Kiev, the question that everyone is asking: how to end the conflict? The current situation is very difficult for the Russian Federation: in its interests And in truth to help end the conflict. And at the same time we all know that the Russian Federation plays an important role not only in Ukraine, but also in the Syrian Arab Republic, Iran, the middle East, in Libya. So, on the one hand, we must strengthen our support for Ukraine, where the internal economic situation can quickly become very heavy. On the other hand, we must begin direct discussions with Moscow our relationship And the role Russia can play in the other scenarios fall, " said Mogherini.
However, she clarified that it is a mistake to assume that there are two lines of conduct with Russia softer European And American hard.
" The latest data show that trade between Russia And Europe is declining, And between Russia And the United States increases. I often speak with (John) Kerry, And there is a General view of the crisis in Ukraine. Coincidence of views, which also applies to other countries from Canada to Japan. And all I want to finish with the logic of opposition ", - concluded the head of EU diplomacy.
Moscow has stated many times that completely uninvolved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, is not a party to domestic conflict And is interested in Ukraine overcame political And economic crisis. Russia also many times called all external actors to influence Kiev for the execution of the Minsk agreements for the settlement of the situation in the East of the country.
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