Head of the state Duma international Affairs Alexei Pushkov said message US Secretary of state John Kerry about the relations with the West on issues of sanctions against Russia.
"The differences between a part of Europe And the USA is not unverified information and reality, whatever may be said J. Kerry. His refutation is only a confirmation of this fact, " Pushkov wrote in their official account century.
first U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry at the Munich conference said, the discussion of U.S. And EU sanctions against Russia does not have a strategic nature, on the fundamental goals concerning Ukraine, the USA And the EU remain single And want a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
"we had a discussion, everyone knows about it, on the question of punishment: what penalties to impose, when to do it, in which sector in the 1st turn And to what extent. And we remained common even within these discussions, " said Kerry.
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.
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