European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that "the EU should regain its relations with Russia and not to allow the United States to dictate the policy in this regard."
Juncker criticized the description of US President Barack Obama to Russia as a mere "regional power".
He added that he has to be that "Russia treated properly."
He continued: "We must make efforts to establish a relationship process with Russia. Although it is not the Offering attractive, but we can not move forward in this way."
The United States and Europe have imposed economic sanctions on Russia because of its intervention in Ukraine.
Western countries have banned the issuance of visas for Russian high-ranking officials as well as the freezing of assets owned by the Russians in the United States and Europe last year, Russia has responded to ban the import most of the food products and beverages from the West.
Tensions in Syria
Juncker made the remarks during his visit Passau, a city located in southern Germany, which became a center for the reception of refugees fleeing from the conflict areas in the Middle East led by Syria.
The visit came within the framework of the keenness of President of the Commission to shed light on the efforts made by Europe to deal with the influx of refugees.
Civil war in Syria, leading a growing number of Syrians to flee to Turkey, and then to the center of Europe.
The number of refugees living in the two walls of basic refugee camps in Turkey, about two million people.
US President Barack Obama last week criticized the Russian air strikes on Syrian territory sites, which strikes, which began late September / September last.
The United States and Britain have expressed concern that help lead Russia to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to his survival in power and prevent the moderate success of the armed opposition groups of being overthrown.
Russia insists it went strikes to targets belonging to the organization of the Islamic state, which is rejected by the United States and the forces of the West.
With regard to the tensions gripping the European-Russian relations, Juncker said he "can not wait for the dictates of Washington with respect to our relationship with Russia."
But he urged Russia to "comprehensive change" occurring in their policies, stressing that the way Russia has dealt with crisis Crimea and eastern Ukraine were "unacceptable".
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