The MP of the French Parliament, the leader of the party "Wake Up, France" Nicolas DuPont-Aignan asked in a persistent form on the last working day of the week for the immediate abolition of anti-Russian measures imposed by the European Union.
"it is necessary to immediately remove the punishment against Russia ", ? the expression quoted by French news Agency policy. In his vision, the way to overcome the Ukrainian fall open Minsk agreement, which, as noted by the MP, " does not fulfill Ukraine ".
The MP also criticized the official approach of Paris to the Syrian crisis and supported Russia's decision to launch air strikes on the positions of terrorists." It is clear, concise and timely event", - has declared DuPont-Aignan." The President of Russia ? now the only world leader who fully understands the danger of the "Islamic countries" (IG), ? the politician said.? It is impossible not to realize that it is necessary to interact with (Syrian President) Bashar Assad, to win the IG ". A different approach, he says, " speaks of the lack of understanding of danger." Analysis Deputy head of the Ministry of economic development Alexa Likhachev, Russia's total losses from sanctions amount to 20?25 billion damage for European partners is about $ 100 billion. In June, the EU Council formally extended the penalties 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 the punishment relative to the 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 prolongation of restrictive measures will result in the loss of jobs by hundreds of thousands of Europeans. The Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, said the signing of the decree on the extension of protective measures from 6 August 2015, and the Cabinet of Ministers of Russia issued a decree on the extension of the countermeasures relative to the countries that supported anti-Russian punishment.

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