Moscow: Russia-EU Relations Hit Rock Bottom Through Brussels’ Fault - FARS

(FNA)- The level of dialogue between Moscow and the European Union has dropped to a record-low through Brussels’ fault, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

On her Facebook page, Zakharova cited the EU’s Ambassador to Russia, Markus Ederer, as saying that Brussels-Moscow relations were at a record-low since the Cold War, TASS reported.

"This acknowledgement lacks the main and the most honest part, though: ‘through Brussels’ fault," Zakharova added.

Speaking online at the opening of the 13th Russian-German Raw Materials Conference, Ederer stated that the level of relations between the EU and Russia was steadily going down with every passing day. He believes, though, that the two sides must use the opportunities for cooperation, including those in business.

Russia and a number of Eastern European countries, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and the Baltic states, have been locked in a diplomatic row along with diplomat expulsions over the past two weeks.