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Spanish Foreign Minister: Like it or Not, Russia is Back to International Arena
Spanish Foreign Minister: Like it or Not, Russia is Back to International Arena
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Sunday that Russia has returned to the international arena and wants to become a superpower... 15.07.2018, Sputnik International
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Spanish Foreign Minister: Like it or Not, Russia is Back to International Arena
15:08 GMT 15.07.2018 (Updated: 18:49 GMT 06.03.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Sunday that Russia has returned to the international arena and wants to become a superpower again.
"Whether we like it or not, Russia is back. [Russian President Vladimir] Putin has huge popularity because he represents a return to the international arena of the [previously] belittled country, a superpower in the past that wants to be like that again. And yes, it has nuclear weapons," Borrell told El Pais newspaper.
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He added that Europe had a common stance toward Russia.
Russia's relationship with the West deteriorated in 2014 over the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea's reunification with Russia following a referendum. The West, including EU member states, imposed several rounds of anti-Moscow sanctions, while Russia has repeatedly refuted allegations of interference in Ukraine's affairs, warning that the Western restrictions were counterproductive and undermining global stability.
