The countries of " the Big seven " is ready to introduce fresh punishment concerning Russia, according to a General statement of G7. " Russia still has an opportunity to choose the path of de-escalation, which increases the probability of reduction to the lifting of sanctions. But if it do not, we remain ready to increase the price of its hostile actions ", - reported in circulation, which leads to RIA " Novosti ". The country's " seven " once again accused the Russian Federation in the destabilization of the situation in Ukraine. Also G7 called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, peaceful political resolution of the fall. On Wednesday, the EU Council approved the inclusion of additional eight people and three organizations in the updated blacklist for Russia and Ukraine, the total number of participants this list has grown to 95 people and 23 of legal entities. It also says that the EU has banned fresh investments in projects in the Crimea and Sevastopol in the area of transport, infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, and similarly in the field of oil, gas and mineral resources. On Tuesday the EU blesed package sectoral sanctions against Russia, which will be posted on Thursday in a published journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the next day after the publication. Punishment will be approved by the EU Council by written procedure, without convening of the EU summit. In addition, on Tuesday, the US imposed sanctions against the Bank of Moscow, VTB and Russian agricultural Bank and the United shipbuilding Corporation (USC). Citizens and U.S. companies are prohibited to purchase debt obligations of these credit institutions or related entities, and Also to carry with them any transaction for a period of more than 90 days. Answering the question whether Moscow to take countermeasures at sectoral punishment, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov Century said that Russia would respond " with a sober head ".
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