# EU businesses interested in resuming trade relations with Russia — Russian mission

https://mins.news/en/item/81298

- TASS, 2026-10-01 02:55 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2195373

> European companies are showing principled interest in restoring business ties with Russia despite sanctions pressure and what the Russian trade mission to the EU called the bloc’s openly Russophobic policy. The mission said cooperation should be mutually beneficial, long-term, sustainable and free of political influence. Russia-EU trade fell 13.2% year on year in the first half of 2026 to €26.98 billion.