Russian diplomat denies attempts to set Europe and U.S. at variance

 

Russian Permanent Representative to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, said that Russia was not trying to drive a wedge between the EU states or the EU and the U.S. He reminded that the “Moscow or Brussels” dilemma had been a topical problem before admission of 10 countries to the EU 12-13 years ago, TASS reports.In Chizhov’s opinion, Brussels was ignoring the specifics of national interests with ever increasing frequency and accusing Russia of estranging the countries.

 

Russian Permanent Representative to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, said that Russia was not trying to drive a wedge between the EU states or the EU and the U.S. He reminded that the “Moscow or Brussels” dilemma had been a topical problem before admission of 10 countries to the EU 12-13 years ago, TASS reports.

In Chizhov’s opinion, Brussels was ignoring the specifics of national interests with ever increasing frequency and accusing Russia of estranging the countries.