Lavrov: Sanctions will not force the Russian to withdraw from the national interests – Russian Newspaper

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Trying to have sanctions pressure will not force Russia to sacrifice national interests. The head of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Hungarian daily “Magyar Nemzet”, published on Wednesday.

 

“It is clear that attempts to exert pressure on Russia by unilateral sanctions will not force us to abandon our principled line, to sacrifice national interests, – said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry -. The Russian response to these unfriendly steps was balanced and took into account the rights and obligations of Russia on international agreements, including the WTO “.

 

Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian side did not discuss any of the terms cancel restrictive measures. “The European Union has led to their removal performance of Russian Minsk agreements – recalled the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry -.. Such a linkage is absurd, because our country is known to be party to the conflict in Ukraine is not a similar formulation of the problem only encourage Kiev impunity to sabotage the implementation of the Minsk Package of Measures turns. that Russia-EU ties have become hostage to the irresponsible line of the Ukrainian authorities. “

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Lavrov also noted that in the course of contacts with the European partners, the Russian side is trying to explain the harmfulness of such logic. “It’s – for the manifestation of the political will of the EU and its member states, – said the head of Russian diplomacy -. Based on our contacts with European countries, more partners are aware of the harmfulness of confrontation on Sanctions Field Some, including our Hungarian friends. just say that this unpleasant need to quickly turn the page. Unfortunately, this can not be done. “

 

In an interview with Sergei Lavrov also said that Russia has consistently expressed its readiness to cooperate with the EU.

 

“Russia has always expressed its willingness to cooperate with the EU on a wide range of issues – from the abolition of visas to the convergence in the field of energy – recalled the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry -. Unfortunately, in Brussels prevailed shortsighted line to seize geopolitical space, including including through the implementation of the initiative “Eastern partnership”, on the division of peoples to “their” and “foreign”. The culmination of this policy became supported by including a number of EU countries, a coup in Ukraine. ”

 

However, the Russian Foreign Minister noted that the negative trend in the relations with the EU can be overcome. “We are convinced that we can overcome the current negative trend, and enter the path of a sustainable strengthening of cooperation, – Lavrov said -. We believe that no reasonable alternative to a mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and the European Union does not exist – too much ties us in the geographical, economic, historical simply human terms After Russia and the EU -. the two largest players on the European continent “

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