Lavrov commented on the EU's position on relations with Russia

"The

former hardened position of Washington,

instantly voiced following the results of the talks (between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. -

), is very indicative, especially since European capitals, having caught the mood of the" big brother ", immediately began to actively and happily sing along - said Lavrov.

According to him, the essence of the statements is the readiness to normalize relations with Moscow, provided that it first changes its behavior.

“We have to see how the above-mentioned consultations will go in practice on concretizing the approaches to the understandings reached in Geneva,” the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed.

Earlier it became known that the EU leaders extended economic sanctions against Russia.