Press review: EU, NATO try to hinder Ukraine peace and Russia seeks constructive G20 talks
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Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, October 30th
MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Moscow suspects EU and NATO leaders are obstructing efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict; Russia and African nations called for closer economic and political cooperation at a major summit in Moscow; and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov travels to G20 talks in Atlanta against a backdrop of tensions with Western countries. These stories topped Friday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Izvestia: Russia says EU, NATO leadership is hindering efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict
Despite some European politicians expressing readiness to engage in dialogue with Russia, Moscow has noted attempts by the leadership of NATO and the EU to hamper efforts to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Izvestia. Vladimir Putin has said that Russia supports any steps toward rebuilding relations with both the European Union as a whole and individual European countries. At the same time, he warned that "there would be no winners" in a potential military conflict between Russia and Europe and urged caution against a repeat of the Strait of Hormuz scenario in the Baltic Sea.