MOSCOW, may 18 - RIA Novosti/Prime. The question of the abolition of sanctions against Russia was Not mentioned at the meeting the head of the Ministry of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev and the European Commissioner for trade Cecilia Malmstrom, said the speaker correspondents.

"The issue of sanctions, we do Not discuss, because we believe that the Issue of sanctions is Not on our agenda, is the Issue on the agenda of our partners. They have imposed sentences - and they have to somehow find a way out of this situation ", - said the Minister.

explaining the abolition of punishment and withdrawal of Russia's food embargo, Ulyukayev said that the solution to this problem will be largely depending on the Europeans." Don't we first imposed restrictive measures, right? For this reason, our decision will be based from our partners ", - he said.


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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