Natalia Shmakov. Foreign Minister of Italy Federica Mogherini, in which the first day of the weekend was elected the new head of the diplomacy of the EU and will take office on 1 November, believes that the Russian Federation is no longer a strategic partner of Europe.

Mogherini stressed the importance of the fact that Ukraine can choose the European version." The European version is a positive choice. So he must be treated. With this idea we have built partnership With Moscow. Today, according to the will (Russian President Vladimir) Putin this partnership are no longer there. Russia currently is not a strategic partner, But continues to have strategic importance to our continent, " said Minister of foreign Affairs of Italy in an interview to the newspaper Corriere della Sera published on the first day of the week.

before Putin said that Russia is in favor of closer cooperation between the EU and the Eurasian economic Union, expressing hope that the EU Commissioners are also supporters of the creation of the common economic space from Lisbon to Vladivostok.

Mogherini said that Moscow has never respected the commitments made at different times in Geneva, in Normandy and in Berlin ", and not valued the opportunity to change the situation, " affecting separatists in connection With the fall of the Malaysian aircraft, and that the Kremlin, having a response to punishment EU acts against his own people. " " in the interests of all countries that share a geographic space, to cooperate and work together. But that's not what's happening now, " says Mogherini.

Kyiv authorities Since April of conduct in the East of Ukraine military operation directed against the inhabitants of the region, dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in Kiev. In the Russian capital this special operation, which has led to numerous victims, called punitive and agitate Kiev immediately to stop her. The Geneva consensus of April 17, provide the beginning of constitutional reforms, including a broad national dialogue. Moscow has stated many times that Kiev did nothing to implement these agreements.

Mogherini stressed that diplomacy has no alternative." in the interests of Ukraine, Europe and Russia to the crisis was political, not a military solution, which simply can not be, " she said.

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