This is a sorry state of affairs in a country whose development is so important to us, but relations between Europe and Russia should not, under any circumstances, stop at development in a strictly economic sense and economic modernisation.
See on kurvastav olukord riigis, mille edusammud on meile nii olulised, kuid Euroopa ja Venemaa suhted ei tohiks mingil juhul piirduda üksnes majandusliku arengu ja majanduse moderniseerimisega.