Lavrov: EU is losing billions of euros in sanctions imposed on Russia

The EU is condemning itself by implementing Washington's request for imposing sanctions on Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

However, while the policy of restrictions does not harm the US, the EU has tried billions in losses.

In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais, Lavrov spoke of the sad state of EU-Russia relations, describing them so far from normal.

“Russian mythic threat has been imposed on Europeans, mainly from outside,”The diplomat said. The crisis between the EU and Russia, imposing sanctions, was imposed on European countries with direct orders from Washington. ”

But Lavric said the US did not face any opposite effect from politics that supported, unlike the EU.

“According to estimates, EU states have suffered over 100 billion euros from imposing sanctions. It's important that European politicians understand this,”- The Minister added.

Russia, which was to retaliate, is ready to lift restrictions on European goods in 2014.

“We have repeatedly talked about our readiness to abolish counteractions,”- He said Lavrov. “Anyway, The EU must take the first step. The sanctions benefit neither Russia nor the EU.”