The head of the EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, commenting on the death of African-American George Floyd in the USA, said that the EU condemns violence and racism of any kind, calls for the de-escalation of tension.
“We are here in Europe, like people in the USA, we are shocked by the death of George Floyd. We uphold the right to peaceful protests. We condemn violence and racism of any kind. Of course, we are calling for the de-escalation of tension”, – Borrel said at a press conference.
Riots broke out in Minneapolis and several other US cities a week ago after the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of the police. Videos appeared on the Internet that showed that the police handcuffed Floyd, threw him and fell on him three, one of them stepping on his neck with his knee. Floyd on the video several times says that he can’t breathe, then calms down. He died in intensive care. After the riots started, four policemen were fired, and one of them was accused of negligence.