Russia says Europe's survival depends on Russia, sparking attention to its negotiation stance

Special Representative of the Russian President: Europe's survival depends on Russia

Russian State News Agency, Moscow, February 8 - Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special representative of the President for foreign investment and economic cooperation, stated that Europe's survival depends on Russia.

He wrote on social media platform X: "It is inevitable. Europe needs Russia to survive."

This statement was in response to an article titled "Europe Is Preparing to Turn Back to Putin" published by Foreign Policy magazine. The article cited a statement by EU Council President Costa on January 27, in which he said that Europeans need to be prepared to engage in negotiations with Russia if necessary.

Previously, French President Macron, Finnish President Stoltenberg, and Italian Prime Minister Meloni had all expressed varying degrees of support for the idea of Europe engaging in dialogue with Russia.

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