MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US presidential elections will be held on November 8 with main two contenders for the presidency – Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump.
"It is hard to believe that the US foreign policy regarding European Union will change, if we have in mind that they have full control over political decisions in Europe. European nations see and feel that this is very wrong, but as long as the elites in EU are appointed in Washington, there is no future for Europe. I really hope that Donald Trump can end this cultural and political imperialism of United States, but I believe this scenario is very unlikely," Bosko Obradovic said.
Obradovic pointed out, however, that favored Donald Trump’s foreign policy priorities that imply establishing good working relations with Russia and avoiding geopolitical mistakes the US administration made when it had got involved in Iraqi, Libyan or Syrian conflicts.
He stressed that the European states are losing billions of dollars due to the anti-Russia sanctions while the United States is the only country that continues to profit from them.
"Most of the people in EU are also aware of that. Yet, political elite in Brussels is under direct influence of Washington, and they don’t want to hear about removing the sanctions."
Since 2014, relations between Russia and the European Union deteriorated amid the crisis in Ukraine. Brussels, Washington and their allies have introduced several rounds of anti-Russia sanctions since Crimea became part of Russia in 2014 and over Moscow's alleged involvement in the Ukrainian conflict. Russia has repeatedly refuted the allegations, warning that the Western sanctions are counterproductive and undermine global stability.
