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"Mr President, Baroness Ashton, I wonder what must happen in our relations with Russia for the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – besides such general statements about support for values, democracy and democrats in Russia and saying how important Russia is for the world and the European Union – to present a thorough analysis of our relations and a proposal for a future solution to the many problems. After all, it can be clearly seen that the policy which has been pursued for many years – a policy of engagement of the European Union in relations with Russia, which was to lead to the modernisation and democratisation of Russia – has simply failed. The recent parliamentary elections were falsified, and in the forthcoming presidential elections the same candidate is going to stand for a third time – something which is unthinkable in Europe, although it is in accordance with the Russian Constitution. There is absolutely no cooperation, and, quite the contrary, there is support for regimes such as those in Syria and Belarus, there is corruption, and there is absolutely no competitiveness in the Russian economy, in which large state concerns dominate small and medium-sized enterprises. What more is needed for us to conclude that we need to draw up a new, more realistic policy on Russia?
There is one hope, and it is with this that I should like to close my speech. There is hope to be found in the Russian democrats who have stirred themselves, there is hope in the emerging middle class, there is hope in these people, and we should not be looking to our policy today for some kind of positive solution in Russia. Unfortunately, Baroness Ashton, EU policy towards Russia is bankrupt."@en1
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