Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
Trend:
The first elected president of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy hasn’t ruled out the collapse of the UK as a result of the Brexit, RIA Novosti reported June 25.
This can be the end for the UK, he said.
UK’s withdrawal is not the end for the EU, Rompuy told the Canvas TV channel.
Britons held a referendum June 23 on whether the UK should to stay in the European Union, or leave it. The voting results indicate that the campaign to leave the EU, known as the Brexit, has won with 51.9 percent of the votes.
In the wake of the Brexit’s victory, David Cameron has said he will step down as the UK prime minister.