The new member states' value-based approach to EU-Russia relations is more far-sighted than western oil and gas pragmatism, the EU's Latvian energy commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, told EUobserver.
"[The EU's] interest is to have long-lasting and stable relations with Russia and this you can establish if you speak of values," he said. "Commodity is just commodity, and it perhaps brings the EU and Russia closer but not close enough to avoid misunderstandings."
"I would say values, is...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.