Discontent of the leaders of the European Union because of the adoption by the US Senate of a draft law on toughening sanctions against Russia could embroil Washington and Brussels, which the Russian Federation.

Such an opinion in the blog on the website "Today" was expressed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine Sergey Korsunsky.

"The aggressive policy of Russia on the one hand, and the active work of Ukraine in the US direction on the other, led to the issue of sanctions against Russia at an extremely important stage of their codification. It is customary to enact laws in the US, and the adoption of an already approved bill will certainly have far-reaching consequences - political and economic, "he wrote..

The diplomat admitted that perhaps this is why the reaction to the decision of the Senate on the part of the Europeans was so unexpectedly sharp.

"German Chancellor Merkel during a press conference with Estonian Prime Minister Ratas expressed extreme surprise that the sanctions that should be directed against Russia in fact can touch German companies taking part in energy projects with Russia. Of course, in the first place, it was a question of the Nord Stream-2 project, in which five European companies (of which two German companies) are directly involved, "said Korsunsky.

"The German Minister of Economy even stated the need to develop countermeasures in the event of adoption of the bill and expressed regret that the joint position of the US and Europe in the relations of anti-Russian sanctions" such solutions are undermined ". Europeans first of all were angered by the fact that the decision of the Senate was taken unilaterally, without appropriate consultations. This was stated in the EU and in France. According to the spokesman of the French Foreign Ministry, the practice of enacting "trans-territorial" laws in the US should be stopped, "he recalled..

Korsunsky stressed that the harsh statements on the part of the EU are related not only and not so much to the adopted bill, but also to the general negative atmosphere of the dialogue between Brussels and Washington.

"Trump's critical rhetoric about Germany, his extremely unsuccessful visit to Brussels for the NATO summit and unpredictable steps in regard to the most painful for the EU problems, including the situation in Syria and relations with Russia, certainly exert their influence on the tone and content of the statements of the European leaders. On the other hand, statements by the representatives of Germany and Austria that "political sanctions should not be confused with economic interests" are alarming, "the diplomat writes..

He stressed that not only continuation, but also the introduction of new sanctions against Russia is a necessary condition for deterrence of the Putin regime, and the energy sphere is Russia's main "Achilles heel". "Irritation in Europe in connection with unilateral actions by the United States is certainly on hand to Moscow, whose goal is Times and is a split in with the transatlantic commonwealth. In the midst of Western political scientists, the point of view that Russia is "a threat, but not an enemy" is already spreading, and this is an extremely vulnerable position. For two decades, Russia has been a strategic ally for Ukraine, and it has never been considered as an "enemy" or even a "threat". The process of transformation from the "partner" to the aggressor proved to be very fast and painful, and should serve as a good lesson for Europeans, "stressed Korsunsky.

"Nord Stream-2" is a very bad, politically motivated project, and its implementation will have serious long-term consequences for the EU and Ukraine. The decision of the US Senate is certainly a step in the right direction, and the strengthening of political and economic pressure on Russia should remain the main instrument of non-military solution of the conflict in the east of Ukraine and the return of the Crimea. And it is very important that such pressure is carried out with an understanding of the fact that the political and economic consequences of "the rise of Russia from the knees" are closely interrelated.

The long-term interests of the civilized world are more important than the immediate benefits of cooperation with aggressive Russia, whose goal is the destruction of the existing world order, based on the European and transatlantic unity, "he concluded..

As reported by the "Observer", Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow will not rush to counter measures to increase sanctions from the US.

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