On Monday 9 October, Russia's ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, spoke in favour of a new partnership with the EU.
"Clearly, we will not return to the previous model of 'strategic partnership' in our relations with the EU – a model that has not stood up to the challenge of the Ukrainian crisis (...) It is up to us, however, to identify a new paradigm for more sustainable cooperation, acting in the spirt of equality and respect for each other's interests", he said during a speech at...