Executive Director of the Association of chambers of Commerce (OTPP) Germany Martin said that fresh punishment concerning Russia " are not justify itself means ". in an interview to the newspaper " Passauer the Neue media " Wansleben said that " further punishment concerning Russia have little meaning, because they " are not reliable means to resolve political conflict in Ukraine ", transfers ITAR-TASS. " Taken at the moment of punishment already left a significant skidmarks in German-Russian economic relations ", showed the head OTP. Martin Wansleben Also stated that, by results of examination OTP, the volume of export to the Russian Federation this year may be reduced to an estimated four billion euros. He clarified that from the supply to the Russian Federation depend 300 thousand Jobs in Germany. First foreign Minister of Finland Erkki Tuomioja said that he considers undesirable, if the European Union will need to enter additional punishment concerning Russia. On Thursday the European Commission will announce proposals for action against Russia in the spheres of defense and access to financial markets, said first head of the diplomacy of the European Union Catherine Ashton at a press conference after a meeting of the Council of foreign Ministers of the EU countries. Remember that last Friday, the European Union extended the legal basis for the use of restrictive measures of the EU in connection with the situation in Ukraine. on 17 July, the European Council adopted a final report on Ukraine, in which, for example, reported that leaders of the EU countries in the environment requested the European Commission to revise and stop for some time a number of programmes of cooperation with Russia, in Addition to cross-border cooperation and programmes of civil society. Also was assigned to the services of the European Union by the end of July to include in the new sanctions list of people and organizations, and among them from Russia, extended criteria. In addition, on July 17, the U.S. government has introduced fresh punishment relative to Russian organizations, and among them, Gazprombank and Vnesheconombank, energy organizations Rosneft and NOVATEK, and organizations of the Russian military-industrial complex, including " Almaz-Antey " concern " Kalashnikov ". Punishment USA will affect NGOs " Izhmash ", NGO " Bazalt ", Uralvagonzavod and instrument design Bureau.
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