Extending sanctions against Russia today approved the foreign ministers of member countries of the European Union. Restrictive measures extended until January 31, 2016, and their removal is linked to the full implementation of the agreements Minsk. Earlier, the Council of Europe extended the sanctions against the Crimea.
The foreign ministers of the European Union today formally issued a decision, which was adopted on 17 June – to extend the restrictive measures in the sector against Russia before January 31, 2016. Extending sanctions representative confirmed the EU External Action Service Susan Kiefer.
In March, at an informal EU summit, it was decided to link the duration of the European sanctions against Russia with the implementation of the agreements Minsk. “The European Council agreed that the term of the restrictive measures against the Russian Federation, adopted July 31, 2014, and reinforced September 8, 2014, it must be clearly linked to the full implementation of the agreements Minsk, given the fact that it provided for until 31 December 2015″ – said in a statement, the European Council on the results of the March meeting.
Last week, on June 19, the EU extended sanctions against the Crimea. According to a report on the website of the Council of Europe, “the Council extended the restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of the Crimea and Sevastopol until 23 June 2016″. This is a package of sanctions imposed after the Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia and impose a ban on doing business in the Crimea and Crimean import goods.
A spokesman for Russian President Dmitry Peskov said Russia will respond to the extension of EU sanctions on the basis of reciprocity. “Russia believes sanctions unjustified, illegal. But we have never been and are not the initiators of the sanctions measures. We have repeatedly said the sanctions sharing principle of reciprocity – is the foundation of our approach “, – said Mr. Sands,” RIA Novosti ».
Vice-Speaker of the State Duma of the” Fair Russia “Nikolay Levichev He believes that sanctions have had a much smaller effect on the Russian economy than expected. “By extending the sanctions against Russia, the EU extend Russia’s import substitution program, small business support, support for farmers, the program of technical and technological renovation of industrial production”, – said Mr. Levichev.
Recall The EU has introduced a series of economic sanctions against Russia August 1, 2014, in September, a package of restrictive measures was extended. Such measures are a response to the “annexation of the Crimea”, as well as to support the Russian separatists in the south-east of Ukraine, which in the West is considered a direct military intervention in the affairs of a neighboring country of the EU imposed an embargo on new contracts for the import and export of weapons, as well as products and dual-use technologies. European investors are forbidden to issue new loans of five Russian banks – Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Rosselkhozbank and VEB – for more than 30 days. Access to European capital market was closed for a number of Russian companies, including “Rosneft”, “Transneft” and “Gazprom oil”. Sanctions also affected a number of Russian officials, politicians and public figures who have been denied entry into Europe.
The first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov in the air,” Kommersant FM “:« We do not need to live with sanctions for sanctions, we need to understand that the sanctions, particularly the US, for a long time, but European canceled, but that we particularly cold nor hot. We adapt to them, thank God, and we must move calmly and to raise their own market. Yes, the financial markets need to break through in the East, it is not so simple, it is not opened for us in China, for example, because there is also a kind of complexity. But it must continue to develop, to move, do not worry. To develop agriculture, industry, and all. Another way we have. ” Read more The political scientist Vladimir Slatinov on air “Kommersant FM” : «Apparently, it’s just about maintaining the status quo, because it is clear that both the EU and” Seven “at the last meeting, most likely , developed a plan for tougher sanctions in the event of deterioration of the situation in the Donbass. It is obvious that Russia, in its turn, is also thought out some additional measures. But, most of all, from the fact that in recent days we have seen and heard, the logic of the process is such that all will remain unchanged until the end of January next year. I think, to freeze the situation with sanctions for six months, Russia and the EU will seek appropriate formats, plus everything, of course, Kiev and Lugansk. Another thing is that, I repeat, Kiev, Lugansk and Donetsk will make it extremely difficult. The alternative would be a freeze on the Transnistrian scenario. ” Read more
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