SIRIUS /Federal Territory/, March 4. /TASS/. Russia was ready for constructive interaction with the European Union, but Europe opted to act at the behest of the US, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said.

"Up to a certain time we were ready to continue the constructive policy with the European Union. Let me reiterate that in the best years our trade with the European Union amounted up to 500 billion euros. <...> The EU countries have chosen a different path for themselves - to become for the US - there is a harsh term that I will pronounce - ‘dumb animals’," the politician said addressing the Knowledge. First educational marathon.

According to him, the countries of Europe "are in point of fact owned by the United States of America." "At the behest of this global power, they are betting on confrontation and destruction of everything that was created with great difficulty," Medvedev noted.