Chizhov: different approaches to the sanctions against Russia have the opportunity to influence Brussels
Maria Knyazeva. Different attitude of the EU to the issue of economic sanctions against Russia may affect the official position of Brussels and to prevent the extension of these measures, said in an interview Last news the permanent Commissioner of the Russian Federation to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.
"I think we can talk about polarization, but about the fact that the existence of different approaches among member countries to the issue of sanctions may eventually affect the official position of the EU ", - said Chizhov, answering the question of whether to wait for the amplification of the polarization of opinion in the Council of Europe on sanctions after the visit of Prime Minister of Greece in the Russian Federation.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Moscow with two-day working visit, during which he had his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Dmitry Medvedev and state Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin.
According to Chizhov, now will focus on, will be able to guide the EU to gather consensus in favor of extending punishment ", because it requires a unanimous decision of member countries of the European Union.
Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA.
The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news