The Russian Ambassador in Britain: punishment will turn to the EU to loss of jobs
Irina Chumakova. Punishment against Russia will cost the Europeans the loss of many jobs, said the Russian Ambassador in London Alexander Yakovenko.
The EU's decision to extend economic sanctions against Russia until 31 January 2016 entered into force on Tuesday. Formal opinion on the extension of sanctions was made on the first day of the week at the meeting of foreign Ministers of member countries of the EU in Luxembourg.
"Brussels forgot that punishment against Russia will cost the Europeans, the loss of hundreds of thousand or million jobs," wrote the head of the diplomatic mission in your own account in Twitter.
The European Union imposed economic penalties against Russia on 1 August 2014 in September 2014 they were enlarged. The embargo on fresh contracts on import and export from the EU to the Russian Federation weapons and items and dual-use technologies. Under penalties also hit Russian banks and oil industry of the Russian Federation.
Moscow has stated many times that is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in its early peaceful settlement. Imposed by the West punishments of the Russian Federation considers illegal and unjustified.
Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. In March 2015 has been extended sanctions List of the USA, and on 22 June the head of the EU foreign Ministers meeting in Luxembourg have extended the economic sanctions until 31 January 2016.
The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen Under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news