European Parliamentarian: The loser after the Helsinki summit is the EU
The Russia-US summit in Helsinki was meant to be a positive one in strengthening communication between the two powers, the EU is the biggest loser in this situation, for it did not make such dialogue efforts, European Parliament member Bruno Gollnisch said.
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| The US and Russian presidents met in Finland on July 16. Photo: Sputnik |
"I think the meeting was positive, because as everyone says, there is always a chance to start understanding each other," - said Bruno Gollnisch, commenting on the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
"I think that in this situation the biggest loser is the EU, they are not present at such negotiations. The EU could have taken some actions on its own to start a dialogue to reduce tensions, but instead they are maintaining an outdated position," said Bruno Gollnisch, adding that "Trump is a realist, a pragmatist, he defends US interests, not EU interests."
