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"en.20110215.5.2-099-000"2
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"Mr President, those who know Russia will know that what passes for a legal system there does not measure up to the normal criteria of the Rule of Law.
This affects Russia’s relations with the rest of the world and equally with its own citizens. It follows that, when the European Union deals with Russia, it must take into account a variety of non-legal factors, notably, political interference, corruption and occasionally violence.
The relationship between Russia and the West, then, is subject to uncertainty, not to mention the complete absence of transparency and accountability. Where Russia’s own citizens are concerned, they lead lives more affected by arbitrariness and violence than can be reconciled with the European Union’s commitment to universal human rights.
Attempts to transform Russia have failed, so the European Union has no alternative but to live with the awkward interface between its own legality and Russia’s non-legality."@en1
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