In Europe, considering the extension of sanctions against Russia on the background of truce in the Donbas after the adoption of the Minsk agreements. Restrictive measures that have been introduced about a year ago after the annexation of Crimea to Russia and tightened because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, is expected to link with the full implementation of the agreements, the press found out.
According to Reuters, the situation with the possible extension of sanctions discussed the head of the European Council, Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. The agency points out that European leaders have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia at least until the end of 2015. In this case, a formal decision to extend the sanctions, which expire in July, will not be taken until the next EU summit in June.
Sources close to the leadership of the EU, said that the current sanctions regime can be saved to the full implementation of the Minsk Agreement, in which the failure of Moscow accused Kiev, according to Handelsblatt . That lift sanctions before implementation of the agreements the EU does not intend to publicly declare and Merkel and Tusk before the summit of the organization, which will be held from 19 to 20 March. On the eve of Merkel and US President Barack Obama agreed , that easing of sanctions Russia just can not see until they are executed agreement.
In this case, other European politicians are calling for caution in the sanctions policy. In particular, the Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann in the comment Die Welt urged the participants of the EU summit in Brussels to show restraint in the matter of anti-Russian measures. “Introduction of new sanctions or tightening of existing can not replace peace plan” – the politician said, quoted by the InoPressa . Bloomberg News says that for easing the sanctions regime act , in addition to Austria – Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus, as well as Eastern Hungary and Slovakia listed in the list of ” Putin’s friends “.
Sanctions against Russia were taken about a year ago. In response to Russia in August 2014 for a period of one year imposed an economic embargo on the number of products from countries – members of the EU, the US, Australia, Canada and Norway. Since then blacklist the West several times complemented . The Kremlin has indicated that it is not considered reasonable sanctions policy. In this case, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov eve stated that “Russia is learning to live effectively in terms of the sanctions that are.”
“The package of measures to implement the Minsk Agreement”, consisting of 13 items was signed in Minsk in February, the authorities in Kiev and separatists. The document provides for a ceasefire parties to the conflict in the Donbas, the withdrawal of heavy weapons by both parties, the restoration of full control of Kiev over the state border of Ukraine constitutional reform. Last Tuesday, the Supreme Rada approved the list of areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which introduced a special procedure for local government, but after the election. Separatists called it disruption Minsk accords the same position is held in Moscow.
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