Moscow will not discuss any signs of lifting of Western sanctions, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov..
" We punishments were not introduced. We did not start this sanction spiral that spins. Many times we have said that we are here hinted not Latvian colleagues, and certain other, let's say, agree on criteria you these criteria follow, then We will punishment be removed. Nothing we will not discuss, " he said after the talks with his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rink?vi?s.
According to Lavrov, " It is absolutely illegitimate and counterproductive measures, they all suffer, so do We." But We just absolutely out of this position will leave, even, I think, with advantage, and our European partners, who feel the negative effects of punishment, are required to draw conclusions themselves. That's their problem. It's not our problem, " he said.
Economic punishment on the Russian legal entities and individuals were introduced to the background of Ukrainian fall. In response to Western punish Russia imposed a ban on the export of a number of food items from countries that spend the sanctions policy of the Russian capital.
The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accuse Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies It and calls the 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.
A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -
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