The European Parliament talked about the future of relations with Russia

The attitude of the EU member states towards Russia will not change, despite the dialogue between Moscow and Washington, said Rada Laikova, a member of the European Parliament, in an interview with Izvestia.

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"They would rather give up their position than admit that they are wrong, but I could be wrong. Recently, our party and the Europe of Sovereign Nations group in the European Parliament were attacked again just for visiting Moscow," Laikova told Izvestia.

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