Kremlin: Russia Hopes to Normalize Relations with EU

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Moscow wants to see the EU prosperous, predictable and stable, the Kremlin stated, following French President Emmanuel Macron's claims that Russia was interested in seeing the EU dismantled.

Russia is ready to begin a process to improve relations with the EU if Brussels shows the same desire, according to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"Since the EU is Russia's main trade and economic partner in terms of volume, but China is stepping on its heels, then, of course… we are interested in the EU developing and being prosperous, predictable and stable," Peskov told journalists, commenting on the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron that the Russian president is dreaming of "dismantling the European Union."

The existing 'frozen' relations between Russia and the EU do not meet interests of both sides, Peskov noted.

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