“The constant eye on Washington does not allow the EU and its countries to pursue an independent foreign policy focused on ensuring the interests of their citizens,” she said in an interview with aif.ru.

The Global Times previously wrote that the United States is seeking to take full advantage of the Ukrainian crisis, in particular by weakening European countries. 

According to Senator Alexei Pushkov, the United States is deliberately harming the EU economy in order to gain political control over Brussels.