Europe is losing its independence in its subservience to London and Washington, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister. Mikhail Galuzin. Galuzin made his remarks to an academic conference titled “Ukraine Between Russia and the West” on Monday. Mikhail Galuzin was formerly the Russian Ambassador to Japan, before assuming his post as Deputy Foreign Minister at the end of November, 2022. Galuzin told the conference:
“Due to political machinations of the US and Britain, the opportunity for constructive cooperation involving Russia, aimed at creating an independent center of power on the European continent, has been lost for decades.”
According to RT, Galuzin referred to the 2014 armed coup in Kiev, and the ensuing escalation of Russia-Ukraine tensions, leading up to the military conflict last year. He said Ukraine is being used by Washington as “a tool, even a consumable” in its attempt to cling on to its world hegemony.
Tass reports that Galuzin told the conference that the British have always feared a rapprochement among Russia, France and Germany. “In this context, the recent escalation of tensions between Russia and the European Union has been to the advantage of the Anglo-Saxons, while the sabotage of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines demonstrated just how far those who stand against mutually advantageous cooperation between Russia and the aforementioned European powers are prepared to go,” Glauzin added.
Regarding the standoff with Russia, the EU “has been forced to leave behind all pretence at independence and unconditionally comply with the US course,” Galuzin stated. This decision has resulted in a “rapid decrease of the EU’s economic and political clout in the world and worsened the crisis trends in the EU.”
