Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that if the European Union collapses, it will be a victory for Russia. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Chepa said that Russia is refusing the hegemony of one force.

In turn, professor of the Department of European Studies of the Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University, said thatRussia has never set itself the task of “ruining someone’s life” Natalya Eremina said Russia does not believe in the multilateralism of the EU and ability of European countries to maintain unity.