The Prime Minister: Czech Republic would not oppose new sanctions the EU to the Russian Federation

Alexander Kuranov. The Czech Republic will oppose new sanctions of the European Union towards Russia, said Tuesday the Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, after reviewing the document, received from Brussels.

" I am currently based on the first reading of the draft of the European Commission on sanctions can say that We, as the Czech Republic, will it be objections " - quoted phrase Sobotka Internet publication Novinky.

" We at this moment are not able to guess what the results will provide the next wave of punishments that can be addressed in the direction of the member countries of the European Union. This is the main problem, " added the Czech Prime Minister.

On Tuesday, the Czech government has been received from Brussels Draft new penal EU on Russia. This time they have the opportunity to affect not only the economy and the financial sector, but also football and culture. About this informed, for example, the Czech radio, referring to its sources in the Cabinet.

The draft of the new penal EU the Czech government will be considered at the meeting on Wednesday, September 3.

before the speech on television, the Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said that can not a priori to agree to fresh penalties the EU on Russia, and Together with other members of the Cabinet must carefully consider their potential impact on the economy of the Republic and at the same time to assess the impact of first imposed sanctions.

This statement Sobotka led to harsh criticism from right-wing opposition, which demanded the convocation of an extraordinary session of Parliament to discuss " anti-European " conduct of members of the centre-left government.

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 turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. The head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin, for his part, has been banned for years to import into the Russian Federation of certain types of agricultural products, raw materials and food from countries that have imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation.

Moscow has stated many times about it would be counterproductive and the illegality of such action on the Russian Federation, indicating that is not a party to domestic conflict, calling for its peaceful resolution. The Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko said on the first day of the week that Russia provided the response in case " round of sanctions will be promoted ". She said that no Russian party is committed to such measures.


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