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Lavrov: Ukraine shouldn’t choose between the EU and Russia

Lavrov: Ukraine shouldn’t choose between the EU and Russia
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov considers that attempts to force Ukraine to choose between Russia and the EU, as Lavrov declared to journalist in Bratislava are pure provocation.

According to the Minister, many European capitals calls Ukraine to determine either it is with Russia, or with Europe.

“It is a provocation. It doesn’t reflect deep interests of the EU, which coincide with Russia’s interests: to see Ukraine a stable democratic country, which actively participates in international cooperation in Europe, as well as in the whole world,” said Lavrov, RIA Novosty informed.

The EU’s and Russia’s interests as regards Ukraine “coincide completely, Lavrov is convinced.