Russia wants normal relations with EU but without ultimatums, or preconditions, Russian Foreign Minister said MOSCOW, May 31. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Sergey Lavrov said he would like to bring back the 2007 atmosphere in relations between Russia and the EU. He made his remark commenting on Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva’s tie, as the minister erroneously put on a tie in the colors of Portugal’s 2007 EU Presidency instead of the 2021 one. "I am honestly glad that Mr. Minister mixed up, or maybe consciously put on the 2007 tie. It would be very nice to return to the atmosphere that existed between the Russian Federation and the European Union in 2007," Lavrov said during the joint press conference.