European Commission President sees no argument for lifting sanctions on Russia
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, stated in his interview to Euronews that he sees no argument for lifting sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation for its occupation of the Crimea and aggression in the Donbas.
“So far, I haven’t seen any argument for an immediate lifting of sanctions imposed against Russia. I would like to have an agreement with Russia that would go beyond ordinary boundaries; I mean that there is no security in Europe without Russia,” Juncker said.
Jean-Claude Juncker also noted that he believes that US President Barack Obama’s assessment of Russia as a regional power is a huge mistake. In response to the question of whether the position of the European Union will change if the new president of the United States has another point of view regarding sanctions imposed against Russia, Juncker said that the European Union doesn’t depend on the foreign policy of the United States.
“The United States will do what it wants and Europeans will have their area of interests,” the president of the European Commission said.