EU flags near the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels. Archive photoBRUSSELS, Feb. 9 The EU is increasingly aware that the lack of a full-fledged dialogue with Russia is not normal, Russian Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Russia, including on security,» he noted.
The EU policy towards Russia was criticized in France, Chizhov stated that there are separate contacts. “For example, at the highest political level, telephone contact is maintained between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the European Council Charles Michel. level, they are again being conducted, but rather sporadically: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov communicates with the head of the European External Action Service (EBU) Josep Borrell, although mainly at the sites of various forums,» Chizhov said. «However, a full-fledged dialogue with Russia at the EU level as such, there really isn’t. In particular, today we don’t have to talk about the restoration of the work of the Permanent Partnership Council Russia-EU,» he said. «Awareness of the abnormality of the current situation is gradually coming. I will,» he replied to the question whether the European partners are aware of the need to defrost at least some channels of ongoing dialogue with Russia.
