Russia Expects US, EU to End Vicious Circle of Sanctions – Lavrov

MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow hopes that the United States and the European Union will finally heed the voice of reason and break out the vicious circle, which they created, imposing sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

“Russia does not want to proceed along the road of escalation. We hope that the US, the European Union and others heed to the voice of reason and put an end to this meaningless tit-for-tat vicious circle which they themselves started,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russia Beyond the Headlines, which will be published in The Daily Telegraph.