Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Britain’s EU referendum

We consider the EU referendum in Britain, in which a majority voted for the UK to leave the EU, as a purely internal affair of the country and the EU. We, of course, followed the referendum results, considering how important it is for the future of Europe.

The results still have to be evaluated but we can already see serious contradictions and differences within the EU on fundamental issues, above all the degree of integration within the union. Undoubtedly, a lot will depend on the decision the British parliament and government take following the results of the vote.