“No, we absolutely disagree, firstly, with the assessment that we are talking about authoritarian regimes,” Peskov said.
According to him, Moscow does not believe that the EU has the right to make such assessments of Russia and China.
He noted that Russia and China are large sovereign countries with their own political system and state structure.
Peskov added that Moscow and Beijing respect the structure of other states, not interfering in internal affairs.
“And we consider ourselves entitled to count on the same respect for us.
Such statements do not fit into such logic, ”said the Kremlin spokesman.
Earlier, Borrell expressed the opinion that "a joint statement by China and Russia could become the basis for a powerful alliance of two authoritarian regimes."