TASS.Russia has been and will remain part of Europe, and it is impossible to “wipe it off the map,” Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said in an interview with TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
“Russia has been, is, and will remain part of Europe. It is impossible to isolate Russia; it is impossible to wipe it off the map. We are neighbors, and we must return to normal relations. We must restore good-neighbourly ties,” Matviyenko said, speaking about prospects for cooperation with European countries. According to her, the areas of potential cooperation are extensive and remain relevant, “all that is needed is goodwill on both sides.”
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