Media: EU on Thursday, may make a wider list of punishments in Ukraine

The head of the EU foreign Ministers at a meeting on Thursday have the opportunity to accept the conclusion of the expansion of the list of individual punishment in Ukraine, it has the ability to publish during the week following the Ministerial meeting, shall inform the European journal citing draft final Ministerial Declaration.

on Thursday the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the member countries of the EU will hold an extraordinary meeting on Ukraine. In the address published on Tuesday on behalf of the leaders of the EU member States, called for Ministers to consider fresh punishment in this regard.

according to the EUobserver, the document sent to the European external action service (EMU) member countries of the EU, is the decision to make wider sanctions List, which were previously included the names of 132 people, and among them the Russian officials authorized DND and LNR, and 28 legal persons.

" in light of the deterioration of the situation, the Council agreed to make wider restrictive measures against individuals and legal entities for danger or undermining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. He agitates the EMU and the Commission to submit proposals for decisions throughout the week for additional lists ", - reported in the text, which is in the order of publication.

in the draft outcome document, the Council also advocates that services the EU to conduct further preparatory work on the new restrictive measures ".

The Ministers also requested to declare that any softening of the position of the EU is dependent on Russia Minsk agreements. The story is about " the conclusion is illegal and foreign military groups, military equipment, soldiers and mercenaries, security of the Ukrainian-Russian border with constant monitoring of the OSCE, as well as early elections in parts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".


Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices began in December limits, when the head of the U.S. announced an economic blockade of the Crimea, and in the sanctions List included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

The list of Russian Citizens and organizations, first fell under the sentence, the material of the Fins news


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