The head of the EP requires Russia to reveal a black list of MEPs
Vladimir Dobrovolsky. The head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz on Wednesday sent a letter to the Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir chigova, demanding to expand the list of the deputies of the EP caught in the Russian black list, according to a communiqu? of the EP.
" the head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz on Wednesday asked in a persistent form from the Russian Federation to immediately disclose the Full list of members of the European Parliament, which came under the restrictive measures of the Russian Federation, and to report apparent reason why they are forbidden from entering the country ", - reported in circulation.
according to the information of the EP, this letter was a response to the response Chizhov, explaining the actions of the Russian government, first for not letting on to the platform of the Russian Federation member of the European Parliament from the " green ", the German Rebecca harms.
" in a letter sent today to the Russian Ambassador to the EU, head Schultz noticed that the EU is gradually and transparently introduced and released individual punishment on the part of Russian officials ", - informs the EP. The document notes that the EU explains his action by the annexation of Crimea to Russia and attributed to Russia destabilization of Eastern Ukraine." Russian restrictive measures were used in random order without justifying their adoption and warnings about their existence, " recounts communiqu? letter Schultz.
last week harms, known for his critical remarks Russia, support for Euromayday and the current Ukrainian authorities, arrived in the capital of Russia to participate in the hearings pilots Hope Savchenko. Later harms stated that she was denied entry to Russia and said to hop on the next plane, flying back to Brussels.
later, the Russian Ambassador to the EU Chizhov said that she was denied entry into the Russian Federation is not because of the trial Ukrainka Hope Savchenko, and due to the fact that a politician is in response to the black list of the EU. On Wednesday, Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexey Meshkov that the Russian black list of EU Citizens are " comparable with the list, which is the European Union ". According to him, " you have to understand that everyone who entered in this list, they are in it for the cause ".
The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused 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. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.
A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -