Ukraine will impose sanctions against Russia

Kiev is preparing to join the sanctions against a number of Russian firms and natives. They will affect the citizens of Russia, which, taking into account the opinion of the Kiev authorities, directly or indirectly support the militia Donetsk and Lugansk national republics.

Kiev is preparing to increase the tension in Russian-Ukrainian relations. The Ukrainian authorities intend to use sanctions against the Russian people and firms. If the Ukrainian side considers that the person or company have a direct or indirect assistance to the militia, against him will be put these measures.

"Created the Committee on introduction of sanctions against Russia. The Committee was composed of the foreign Ministry, the justice Ministry, the economic and the financial block of the power and law enforcement structures", - quotes RIA Novosti Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. "I charge to the Committee within 10 days to submit for consideration of the government a list of personal and sectoral sanctions against legal and natural persons of Russia," he added.

Besides, the Prime Minister assured that the restrictive measures will affect all
Russian citizen whom the authorities suspected of assistance to the militia. With all this support can be both direct and indirect, however Yatsenyuk did not specify what he means under the indirect support of militia.

In addition it is not clear who will directly apply Ukrainian punishment, because the Russian government often claimed that does not provide support to militia, Russian secret services do not participate in the fighting at the Donbass, and Russian troops are not there. The head of Russian foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov argued that the reasons for the accusations of Russia in burdening the situation in the South and South-East of Ukraine, and the Ministry of defence has said on several occasions that does not supply the militia, military equipment, ammunition and other support.

However, Ukraine continues to blame the Russian Federation in the aggravation of the incident in the South-East of the state, providing, however, virtually no evidence of his own words. How will work the Ukrainian sanctions in such conditions is unknown.

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