Lavrov: in the matter of punishment in the EU should common sense prevail
Foreign Minister Lavrov S. C. meeting with Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Garcia-margallo I am sure that in the EU common sense will prevail on the issue of punishment. "Note that in these difficult for the Russian Federation and the EU times Spain maintains a balanced position and is willing to abandon the endless repetition of the sanctions inertia," he said, RIA " Novosti ". The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is convinced that " in the end common sense will prevail, the normalization of our cooperation is in the interests of Russia ". First Lavrov stated that barriers in relations between Moscow and Brussels created artificially. According to the head of the foreign Ministry, historical experience shows that attempts to isolate the Russian Federation has always had severe consequences for Europe. According to him, Moscow does not want and will not allow the start of a new cold war, despite the attitude of the US capital on confrontation and his attempts to influence partners. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background of the progress of the Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia penalties against financial, oil and defense industries. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to punishment, and among them from the EU.