Punishment against the Crimea will hit the EU and Russia can only benefit the development of their resources, said head of the state Duma on CIS Affairs Leonid Slutsky.
The European Union in a few days will extend the punishment against the Crimea on year, said the permanent representative of Luxembourg to the EU Christian brown. Restrictive measures against the Crimea, prohibiting, for example, all investments in the economy of the Peninsula, expires on June 23.
"punishment against the Crimea will hurt the EU itself. Unwinding its resources, Russia will benefit. Europe from the break of cooperation, you lose it ", - he wrote in his own microblog on Twitter.
Crimea and Sevastopol became the Russian regions after the 16 March 2014 referendum in which the overwhelming majority of voters voted for reunification with Russia. In the capital of Russia notice that the referendum in Crimea complies with international law and the UN Charter.
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.
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. A ban were beef, pork, poultry, sausages, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and several other products.
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 Australia.
The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen Under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news
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