The Greek government supports the lifting of sanctions against Russia
The Greek government considers that the penalties against Russia must be lifted, said on the first day of the weekend-Deputy defense Minister of Greece Kostas Isihac in the interview to the Agency.
"Mr Tsipras insists on the main issue: We disagree with the punishment. We call for the cessation of punishment and counter-punishment, " said Isihac.
According to the Deputy Minister, the Greek Government takes the view that the anti-punishment are not a tool for dialogue and cooperation between East and West in regard to the Ukrainian fall, and for this reason they will not help in this situation.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Before the US and EU has imposed punishment on a number of Russian Residents, they are prohibited from entering the EU because of their positions on Crimea and Ukraine. Over the past year the sanctions List, many times replenished with new individuals and legal entities. Summer 2014 was added and sectoral economic penalties. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.
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