“The European Union is an unreliable partner because it continues to play in geopolitics“ with or against us, ”Lavrov said.

He noted that all the efforts of Russia "to establish an equal dialogue, to abandon the logic of" friend or foe "were unsuccessful."

Earlier, the EU extended individual sanctions against Russia. Restrictive measures include, but are not limited to, freezing of assets and travel restrictions. Currently, sanctions have been imposed on 170 individuals and 44 legal entities.