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MOSCOW - Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said he hopes that Brexit will not make the work of Russia with its European partners essentially difficult.

“It will not make our work easier, but, I hope, it will not make it additionally difficult,” he told reporters when answering a question on changes in relations due to Brexit.

“The EU never was a simple partner,” he said.