Kremlin official representative Dmitry Peskov in an interview “Arguments and facts”That all forms of integration are feasible in the post-Soviet space and that their potential is far from being fully realized.
The president’s press secretary noted that the CIS countries now have their own development trajectories, but at the same time they remain committed to common integration processes.
He called the CIS countries the main foreign policy priority of the Russian Federation and noted that Russia has bilateral relations with almost all of them, except Georgia and Moldova. In his opinion, Belarus is Russia’s closest partner and ally.
“There are other forms of cooperation in politics, security and similar areas. Peskov said that all such integrations are feasible, and their potential is still far from being fully realized.
He added that with such close interaction, problems inevitably arise, but the partnership structure of the relationship allows these problems to be overcome constructively.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in February statedImproving cooperation with CIS member states and strengthening ties within CSTO, EurAsEC and BRICS remains a priority for Russian diplomats.
Previously Peskov appreciated A bill annulling Khrushchev’s decision to transfer Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR.