Title: Russia–European Union relations - Wikipedia
Headings: Russia–European Union relations
Russia–European Union relations
Contents
Gas disputes
Russian opposition to the invasion of Iraq
Tensions over Association Agreements
Sanctions over Ukraine
Russian political influence and financial links
Allegations of Russian intimidation and destabilisation of EU states
Intelligence activities
Cyber attacks
Military doctrines
Assassinations and abductions
Use of migration issues
Putin's propaganda
Russian medical aid to Italy
Anti-Russian propaganda and conspiracy theories
Russian minorities in the EU
Russian organised crime in the EU
Trade
The joint "Partnership for modernization"
Other issues
Kaliningrad
Energy
Siberian flights
Meat from Poland
2014 Russian food embargo
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
The Four Common Spaces
Common Economic Space
Common Space of Freedom, Security and Justice
Common Space on External Security
Common Space on Research, Education, Culture
Visa liberalization dialogue
EU membership discussion
Russian and EU public opinion
Russia's foreign relations with EU member states
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: The European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, stated that "All companies that operate in the European market – no matter if they are European or not – have to play by our EU rules. I am concerned that Gazprom is breaking EU antitrust rules by abusing its dominant position on EU gas markets." Gazprom said it was "outside of the jurisdiction of the EU" and described itself as "a company which in accordance with the Russian legislation performs functions of public interest and has a status of strategic state-controlled entity." Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė said that the Kremlin was using Gazprom as "a tool of political and economic blackmail in Europe". In October 2016 general Leonid Ivashov explained in Russian Channel One that Russia's engagement in the Syrian Civil War was critical to prevent construction of hydrocarbon pipelines from Middle East to Europe, which would be catastrophic for Gazprom and, in turn, for the budget of Russian Federation. Russian opposition to the invasion of Iraq
Russia strongly opposed the U.S.-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. Some EU member states, including Poland and Britain, have agreed to join the United States in the " coalition of the willing ". The foreign ministers of Russia, France and Germany made a joint declaration that they will "not allow" passage of a UN Security Council resolution authorising war against Iraq. Tensions over Association Agreements
President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and Russian President Putin in July 2017
The run-up to the 2013 Vilnius Summit between the EU and its eastern neighbours saw what The Economist called a "raw geopolitical contest" not seen in Europe since the end of the Cold War, as Russia attempted to persuade countries in its " near abroad " to join its new Eurasian Economic Union rather than sign Association Agreements with the EU. The Russian government under president Putin succeeded in convincing Armenia (in September) and Ukraine (in November) to halt talks with the EU and instead begin negotiations with Russia.