Putin and Europe

: We have never viewed Europe as a mistress, Putin told Il Corriere della Sera on the eve of his visit to Italy, according to Russia Today. I am quite serious now. Tags Agriculture, EU, Economy, Energy, Europe, Markets, Regional development, Russia, Russia and the global economy, Russian economy, Tourism, Trade Russia has never sought a no-obligation kind of relationship with Europe, and has always called for a serious partnership, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview that touched on EU sanctions, energy disputes and severed business ties with Ukraine. We have always proposed a serious relationship. Putin said the deterioration in relations between Moscow and the EU states was not Russia fault. But now I have the impression that Europe has actually been trying to establish material-based relations with us, and solely for its own gain. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.