Having refused dialogue with the Russian Federation, the EU is trying to wedge itself into negotiations between Moscow and Washington
Brussels rejected the Russian proposal to create a body on mutual security issues, but is now demanding a place at the negotiating table with the Russian Federation.
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko stated this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in an interview with Kommersant.
He expressed surprise at the recent words of the head of the EU foreign policy service, Josep Borrell, who said that the European Union should not remain on the sidelines of negotiations between Russia and the United States on security guarantees.
“The fact is that it was the European Union that refused any political dialogue with Russia. And we remember very well that even the modest proposal of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold a Russia-EU summit to discuss the state of affairs in Europe was torpedoed by an aggressive minority who, like a written sack, clings to the principle of solidarity, which is now clearly working against the real interests of the EU,” Grushko noted.
He characterized this phenomenon as “mutual responsibility,” which becomes a dangerous destabilizing factor in international relations, since the responsibility of the states themselves for maintaining peace and security is eroded.
“Returning to your question: once upon a time, precisely for these purposes that we are discussing, we proposed that the European Union create a Security Council. This idea was screwed up by Brussels. Now the EU is trying to wedge itself into the negotiation process. We understand why the current situation evokes such emotions in the European Union. Neither the Americans nor NATO asked the EU for permission to enter into a dialogue with Russia,” the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister noted.
“The question is how ready the Europeans themselves are to defend their security interests. When the United States decided to withdraw from the INF Treaty—by the way, without much consultation with its European allies—we were struck by the silence of Europe. As if this does not concern the EU. This is inexplicable,” Grushko concluded.
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