Head of the European Council Charles Michel discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin fighting the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine availability. This was reported in his twitter .
“The fight against the pandemic and the availability of effective vaccines for all – the tasks we have discussed,” Michelle said. Before that, he stressed that the deterioration of the relations of the European Union with Russia will only stop if Russia “will stop its destructive behavior.”
On the Russian side, the theme of bilateral dialogue was raised at the end of May. Thus, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Moscow’s readiness to establish relations with the EU
Earlier, Russia’s postprared with the EU Vladimir Chizhov called on the EU to intensify the dialogue with Russia. In his opinion, in the union there is an understanding that it is associated with Moscow with a common future. In this regard, Chizhov expressed the hope that this would be reflected in the report of the European Commission on EU and Russia’s relations.
At the same time, on May 25, the European Council issued a statement in which it states that he condemns “illegal, provocative and destructive actions of Russia” against the European Union. Brussels also confirmed the unity and solidarity of the association countries “in the face of such actions.”