MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Ministry said that it strongly opposes the European Union's politicization of human rights.

"The European Union continues to pursue a policy of illegal, unilateral sanctions, which contradicts international law," as per Xinhua news. The EU's path is "destructive" and leads to chaos in international affairs and aggravates confrontation in interstate relations, Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova noted.

The spokesperson pointed out the hypocrisy of EU human rights policies, which largely ignore the human rights problems confronting its member states.

"It is important to strive towards developing a common approach to human rights issues in all countries, one without double standards, where a country's cultural values, traditions, diversity and own development path are respected," Zakharova added.

About Russian-European Union relations:  Russian-European Union relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and the largest country in Europe, Russia The relations of individual member states of the European Union and Russia vary, though a 1990s common foreign policy outline towards Russia was the first such EU foreign policy agreed. Furthermore, four European Union-Russia Common Spaces are agreed as a framework for establishing better relations.

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