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January 26th, 2016 
Awake Goy “The policy of restraining Russia continues, though it is high time to drop this policy and file it in the historical archives,” Sergey Lavrov told a media briefing in Moscow.
The Russian foreign minister agreed that relations between Moscow and the west would never be the same again.
“Our western colleagues say sometimes that there will be no more ‘business as usual’ with Russia – and I’m confident that statement is absolutely correct,” Lavrov said.
“There will be no more business as usual after they attempted to impose agreements on us respecting the interests of either the European Union or the US in the first place, trying to convince us that they will not damage our interests,” he said. “That’s over now.”
Moscow is ready for “close, constructive cooperation” with its western partners, yet solely and only on an equal and mutually beneficial basis, “without interference into each other’s internal affairs, with respect for the principal interests of each side,” Lavrov said.
Western countries are still trying to “accrue one-sided benefits” and even attempting “to punish us for conducting an independent international policy,” Lavrov said.
“Of course, we take that into account in our actions. But that’s not our choice.”
NATO’s build-up near Russia’s borders is shortsighted, the Russian foreign minister said, adding that Moscow would keep an eye on the concentration of military potential in neighboring countries.
“Now we see the counterproductive and dangerous policy in relations with Russia, including the build-up of NATO’s military potential near our borders and the creation of global European and Asian segments of a global US missile defense,” Lavrov said.
He added that Moscow considers such actions destabilizing and shortsighted.
Moscow not interested in crumbling EU
“We’re not interested in the EU getting weaker, leave alone the union splitting up. We are interested in a united and strong European Union, a comfortable partner on the economy and all other issues. But we cannot fail to see the current developments,” Russian foreign minister said, emphasizing the decisive role of Germany in maintaining EU’s unity.
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