The countries of the European Union "desperately" searching for ways to mitigate the punishment relative to Russia, first imposed by the West, said the Republican Senator from Arizona John Sidney McCain.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of Russia's economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.
"They (the EU - ed.) still desperately searching for ways to weaken punishment (against Russia)," said McCain.
Responding to a question about whether EU Countries to adopt a common position together with the US in the sanctions policy, the Senator replied that " by itself, will not ". In his vision, the EU has "never supported, and never will be a" stick transatlantic mode of punishment, " until, until will not lose their dependence on Russian energy ".
before Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the conflict in Ukraine it was impossible to predict, Europe is forced to respond with economic sanctions, however, still hopes to return to reasonable cooperation with Moscow.
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
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