The future head of the EU diplomacy: you Cannot prevent the creation of a land corridor from the Crimea to the Russian Federation

The European Union shall establish all, to prevent Russia to make a land corridor Between the Crimea and the rest of Russia, said on the first day of the week, the future Supreme Commissioner of the EU for foreign Affairs and security policy, the foreign Minister of Italy Federica Mogherini.
" I think that the EU is obliged to exert all efforts to prevent the creation of a land corridor Between the Crimea and the rest of Russia, " said she, speaking at the hearings in the European Parliament Committee on international Affairs, reports TASS. So, she answered the questions of the European people's representatives, who have tried to find out what fresh punishment EU must take if Russia will try to make this corridor." I think that the EU must be United and act on the basis of solidarity. He shall not allow this (create a land corridor Between the Crimea and the rest of Russia), and not to think, How to react, " said she, refusing to discuss possible new sanctions." in the short term, it is necessary to achieve full compliance with the Minsk agreements, supporting the efforts of the President of Ukraine Petro) Poroshenko peace, " says the head of the Italian Foreign Ministry." We must face our Eastern neighbor, Russia. Russia may be, is not a partner of the EU today, but remains a strategic country and neighbor. We must reassess our relations with this country, " she said. Although, in contrast to other future commissioners, Mogherini already approved to the position of the leaders of the 28 countries of the EU, MEPs are required to formally certify its purpose. European conservatives actively criticized the nomination Italian socialists as head of European diplomacy, accusing it of " excessive sympathy for Russia ". As reported first printed edition of the VIEW, in September, after his election as the head of European diplomacy, Mogherini stated that " Russia at the moment is not a strategic partner of Europe ". However, in July, during his visit to the capital of Russia, Minister of foreign Affairs of Italy found a common language with Sergei Lavrov, Thus with Vladimir Putin. Moreover, at that moment she was called to " tone down " relative to Russia, calling penalties against the Russian capital measure excessive and destructive. Then Mogherini recognized that attempts to isolate the Russian Federation is doomed to failure, and all problems must be solved through dialogue, that in the event of a conflict with Russia Europe will experience " all of its negative consequences." It was expected that in the face of Mogherini Moscow will receive friendly negotiating partner.

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