Go to media bankJosep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. File photoBRUSSELS, Sep 5The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that there are different opinions in the EU countries about the crisis in Ukraine, including concerns about the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions and the impact of European support for Kyiv on the situation in the world, and such views «have the right to exist.» On Monday an inter-parliamentary conference dedicated to foreign policy and security issues was held in Prague, during which a number of deputies of the national European parliaments demonstrated disagreement with the anti-Russian position of the EU.Zakharova responded to the threat of the French Foreign Minister about new sanctions «It was an exchange of views between representatives of different parliaments of the EU member states, not only MEPs. They reflect different political views in the countries of the entire European Union. And, of course, there are people (who are, of course, , in the minority), but they have the right to express their opinion. And some express their concern … how our sanctions and military support for Ukraine affect the world situation,» Borrell said following a meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, answering a Ukrainian journalist , who wondered to what extent the ideas expressed at the inter-parliamentary conference are «dangerous for European unity.» At the same time, the head of European diplomacy stressed that «my colleagues — the EU foreign ministers reflect the position of the EU countries. And I can say that in Prague a week ago (during informal meeting of EU foreign ministers — ed.) there was a clear consensus on the need to support Ukraine after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia, which led to an increase in prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. Borrell urges 'strategic patience' over sanctions
