Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Dec. 12 Moscow believed "all artificial barriers" between Russia and the European Union would be lifted and there was every possibility for the two sides to have an equal partnership, RIA news agency reported.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Lavrov says ‘artificial’ barriers between Russia, EU will be lifted
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics (L) gestures next to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they enter a hall before the start of their meeting in Moscow on Jan. 12, 2015.
