“Russia is not for or against. This is not our question. It is clear that Brexit will change the balance of power. How painful this process has been until now, they have seen everything with the naked eye, ”Interfax quoted him as saying.
Chizhov also noted that in the case of Britain's exit from the EU, one should not expect sharp positive changes in relations between Moscow and London.
“And you need to understand: Brexit is their problem, not ours. Plus, if someone has the illusion that with the departure of Great Britain, the other member states will immediately take and lift the sanctions, or that the next morning we and Great Britain will heal as best friends, then this is just an illusion and nothing more, ”the Russian diplomat said.
On December 20, Sky News reported that the British Parliament supported the Brexit bill in the second reading.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that the country will leave the European Union by January 31, 2020.