“The only way for the European Union not to turn into a seedy“ backyard ”of world economy and politics already this century is the unification of Europe or even Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok,” RIA Novosti quoted Chizhov as saying.
The Permanent Representative noted that such steps as lifting sanctions and stopping the substitution of international law for a "rule-based world order" are possible on the way to this.
On July 24, Vladimir Chizhov announced that the EU should accumulate a “critical mass of political will” in order to improve interaction with Moscow.