Mumiriri Mukuru weEU kune Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, adaidzira neChishanu chino Gurukota rezvekunze reRussia, Sergei Lavrov, kuburitswa kweanopikisa Alexei Navalni⁷ nevateveri vake vakasungwa mumavhiki apfuura, chikumbiro asati apindura nekubvisa kuunganidzwa kwenyaya. yehutsinye hwemapurisa muEurope uye mamiriro evasungwa vane rusununguko rwemari. Mumusangano wevatori venhau kubva kuMoscow mushure mekutanga kuonana pakati pevaviri ava, Borrell akasimbirira kuburitswa kwaNavalni uye akasimbisa kuti EU inotarisira kuti Russia iite "yakazvimirira uye yakakwana" ongororo yehupfu yake zhizha rapfuura. Kutevera mazwi eMumiririri Mukuru, Lavrov akapindura nemhosva dzekushungurudzwa kwemapurisa kwakaitika muEU neUnited Statesi munguva pfupi yapfuura, kusvika, panguva ino, kuunza mamiriro ezvinhu evasungwa vane rusununguko rwemari semuenzaniso we "zvisarudzo zvemapurisa zvinokurudzira".
Zvichienderana nekunyunyuta kweEurope nezvemamiriro eNavalni, gurukota reRussia rakaratidza kuti "vatungamiriri vezvehupfumi vari mujeri nekuronga referendamu, danho iro mutongi weSpain haana kubvisa kunyangwe hazvo mutongi weGerman akatonga " . "Nekuda kweizvi, Spain yakadzivirira hurongwa hwayo hwekutonga uye yakakumbira kusakahadzika sarudzo dzayo. Ndizvo zvatinoda kubva kuMadokero maererano nekuwirirana, "Lavrov akapokana. Nekuda kwake, Mutungamiriri weSpain wezvekune dzimwe nyika, Arancha González Laya, akasimbisa Chishanu ichi kuti, kusiyana neRussia, Spain i "democracy yakazara" uye kuti muSpain State "hapana vasungwa vezvematongerwo enyika, kune vasungwa vezvematongerwo enyika, ndinovimba. kuti VaNavalni vakwanise kuita mushandirapamwe musarudzo dzinotevera sezviri kuita vatungamiri verusununguko rwezvemari vari kushanda muSpain.
