“The beginning of the next institutional cycle in the EU objectively opens up an opportunity for a“ new start ”in our relations. At a minimum, this is an occasion to seriously think about who we are for each other in a rapidly changing world, ”the Russian newspaper quoted the minister as saying.
According to him, Russia has already had its first contacts with the new EU leaders, and after "some stagnation", interaction with most of the alliance’s states has intensified.
“I would like to expect that those who are responsible for making decisions in the European Union will be guided by a strategic vision and act in line with the covenants of great European politicians such as Charles de Gaulle and Helmut Kohl, who thought in terms of a“ pan-European home, ”Lavrov emphasized.
He warned that artificial restrictions to please the geopolitical interests of third countries do not solve common problems, but only exacerbate the position of Europe.
“We see the European Union as one of the centers of a multipolar world,” the Russian Foreign Minister said.
On December 1, Belgian Charles Michel officially became the head of the European Council, and the ex-head of the German Ministry of Defense, Ursula von der Leyen, headed the European Commission.