The majority of French deputies are convinced of the uselessness of anti-Russian sanctions, said on the last working day of the week people's choice National Assembly of France, co-Chairman of the Association "French dialogue" Thierry Mariani.

on the last working day of the week in the state Duma held a meeting of speaker Sergei Naryshkin With the parliamentary delegation led by member of the Council on international Affairs of the National Assembly Mariani.

"the message which we wish to give is that, whatever political parties in France, the majority of deputies in France believe that these punishments are useless," said Mariani at the meeting With Naryshkin.

"You know, what's the paradox? From the era of Charles de Gaulle never in these punishments did not vote - neither in the Senate nor the National Assembly. MPs should, by itself, to put up With it, because it's the law, even if we don't approve of it, " he said.

The US, EU and several other countries have introduced against Russia punishment because of the position of the Russian capital in Ukraine. Russia has called the punishment is unwarranted, unhelpful and answered them with their own countermeasures, such as a ban on the import of certain food items from countries that have imposed against Russia punishment.


Western countries Since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA.

The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news

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