The EU said it had no intention of resuming its previous relationship with Russia

The EU has repeatedly said that in relations with Russia, there is no intention of "business as usual", preferring to Moscow on the EU series of issues of interest to carry out pragmatic cooperation. In response, Russia's Permanent Representative to the European Union, said Qi Ruofu, said that Russia, like the European Union, did not intend to return Russia-EU relations to the "business as usual" state, but rather to establish a relationship that could reflect the interests of both sides and focus on results.

According to RIA Novosti reported on May 3, Qi Ruofu told reporters: "Some of you may be surprised by this, but we do not intend to care about everything, we hope that the relationship with the EU from the current abnormal state Resurrection, but the bilateral relationship should be more focused on the outcome. "

He also said that Russia and the EU's future relations may need to "less slogan, more substantial." This should reflect the interests of both parties. "Both sides want to continue the dialogue on a series of issues." We hope that this will help to bring bilateral relations out of the current stalemate due to the EU.

Russia-Europe relations deteriorated due to the Crimean and Ukrainian events. At the end of July 2014, the European Union and the United States moved from point punishments to individuals and companies to take full action on all aspects of the Russian economy. In response, Russia restricts imports of food from countries that impose sanctions, including the United States, the European Union, Canada, Australia and Norway.

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