The extension of the EU sanctions against Russia testifies to the unity of the international brotherhood against "destabilizing" actions of the Russian capital and the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, said the official authorized White house Josh Ernest.
"(The extension of sanctions) is a subsequent step common action world brotherhood against the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and testimony of the determination of the global fraternity to force Putin to respect basic international norms, " said the press Secretary of the President of the United States.
Ernest recalled that before in June in Germany in the Big seven conference, the U.S. President discussed with European colleagues of the need to preserve unity, reports RIA " Novosti ". Remember, the first day of the week, the EU Council formally extended punishment against Russia for another six months, until 31 January 2016. In addition, on 19 June, the Council of the European Union officially confirmed the Extension of sanctions on Crimea and Sevastopol until June 23, 2016. In the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that Moscow is disappointed by the decision of Brussels on the extension of economic sanctions against Russia, noting that the EU is deliberately ignoring the fact that the extension of restrictive measures will result in the loss of jobs to hundreds of thousands of Europeans. The President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov called the Extension of EU sanctions against Russia are unfounded and illegal. And Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. ordered the chief of the government staff Sergei Prikhodko to prepare proposals on the introduction of retaliatory restrictive measures in connection with the extension of the punishment. The head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini said that the European Union States was unified in the decision on the extension of sanctions against Russia. However, the French specialist in the field of macroeconomics and geopolitics, Director of research school of social Sciences (EHESS), head of the research Center of industrialization (CEMI) Jacques Sapir stated that strong pressure was put on certain countries of the European Union for a decision on the extension of sanctions against Russia. The ruble has not responded to the renewal of the punishment - dollar and Euro against the ruble continued reduction of capital exchange.

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