Minister of foreign Affairs of the Netherlands: fresh names for punishment EU will announce July 24
The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the EU countries requested the services of the European Union Thursday to propose for the approval of the ambassadors of the new list of people who will fall under the punishment of the EU in connection with the situation in Ukraine, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Frans Timmermans.
" We decided today that the list of people who will fall under punishment, will be extended, the list will be shown Coreper (the ambassadors of EU countries to the European Union) by Thursday, " said Timmermans reporters after the meeting of the European Council on foreign relations.
The US and the EU does not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and called such accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March, has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of use of such practices have become July punishment.
USA 16 July synchronized own sanctions list with European, imposing visa and financial limits on the part of politicians from Russia, and also introduced sectoral economic penalties on the Russian military and primary organizations. In the U.S. capital and Brussels when it is ready if necessary to make wider sanctions lists. Full list of Russian Citizens and organizations that fall under punishment, -