German Chancellor Angela Merkel said about the fact that She sees no reason to remove the restrictive measures concerning Russia in the conditions, when, in her expressions, not complied with the basic principles reached Minsk agreements, informs.
" We would like to take punishment from Russia, but I don't see the situation that has contributed, " said the Chancellor. By her expression, elections held at the Donbass do not correspond to the spirit of the first Minsk agreements.
Merkel stressed that the ceasefire in Ukraine shall be followed in all cases. In addition, She promised Eastern Ukraine humanitarian aid: " We must do everything in their power to these citizens simply to survive the winter ".
" in addition, it is necessary to once again review the list of persons responsible for carrying out illegitimate elections in the East of Ukraine, as well as leaders among them LNR and DND ", - told reporters Angela Merkel.
She stressed that there were no plans review of sentences of the EU towards Russia. November 2, in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics in the East of the Ukraine elections, the validity of which official Kyiv and the EU is not realized. Russia election results recognized, because of what the EU started a new wave of discussion about the need for the introduction of another package of sanctions against Russia.
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