Most of Europe is "not accepted" the idea of increasing the penalties against Russia, And the defeat of Kiev, said the head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov.

the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of member countries of the EU on the first day of the week prolonged effect of the economic sanctions against Russia until 31 January 2016, approving appropriate amendments to the EU decision on sectoral restrictive measures concerning Russia.

"punishment is not abolished, but the idea of reinforcement fails: it did not take Most of Europe. And this defeat of Kiev, the Baltic States And others like them, " he in his own microblog on Twitter.


Moscow has stated many times that completely uninvolved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, does not supply the militia military equipment And ammunition, is not a party to domestic conflict And is interested in Ukraine overcame political And economic crisis.


Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. In March 2015 has been extended sanctions List of the USA, and on 22 June the head of the EU foreign Ministers meeting in Luxembourg have extended the economic sanctions until 31 January 2016.

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

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