Russia is part of the European civilizational space, however, the European Union is not ready for equitable relations, said foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in his article " Neighbors in Europe ", published in " Rossiyskaya Gazeta ". the foreign Minister said that Brussels is currently trying to artificially divide Europe into a "real" and the rest. for reviews of the Minister, Brussels, in practice, was not ready for equality in relations with Moscow. However, he noticed that geographically, historically, economically and culturally Russia has been, there is and will be an integral part of Europe. "Having a unique identity, which is rightly admired, we are part of the European civilizational space. For centuries, Russia made its own contributions to the expansion up to the Pacific ocean ", - he added. Relations between Russia and the EU have deteriorated due to the situation in Ukraine and around the Crimea. The West accusing Moscow of meddling in the Affairs of Kiev, have imposed against her punishment. Russia retaliated, took the policy of import substitution and called the accusations against her are unfounded. During the last period of time in EU member States clearly there are opinions about the need for the abolition of punishments. <span style="color:darkgray