Russia, despite its “destabilizing activities” with the European Union, remains the EU’s largest neighbor, source of trade and investor. Russia is also the most important player in the international arena, Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said, RIA Novosti reports.
The head of the European Commission stated this is why the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, instructed the European Commission to prepare a report on EU-Russia relations at the summit scheduled for June.