Austrian leader Van der Bellen has stated the need to maintain a constructive dialogue between Russia and the European Union
He said relations between “the European Union and Russia have not developed well in recent years” and stressed the importance of maintaining a dialogue with Moscow.
“I very much regret that we are in a difficult situation with this big neighbour. We need to keep the dialogue going beyond the measures the EU is taking”, – Van der Bellen said after talks with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid.