The European Union plans this week to impose a ban on importing goods from Crimea, informs referring to.

The Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU countries at the meeting on 23 June in Luxembourg may agree on a ban on imports of a number of Crimean items, such as wine, starting next week, reports the Agency referring to the 2 European diplomats, who wished to remain anonymous.

A General agreement was reached between the 28 member States of the EU.

After the referendum in the Crimea, during which the inhabitants of the Peninsula voted for his entry into Russia, the U.S. and EU imposed sanctions against Residents of the Russian Federation. Approved lists of banned entities, their assets Were frozen. In case of further escalation of the situation around Ukraine, Western countries threaten Russia the introduction of sanctions against a number of industries. Moscow has stated many times that to talk to Russia in the language of sanctions inappropriate and unproductive. The number of authorized EU also negatively opposed new sanctions for Russia, as it would adversely affect the economy of the EU countries.

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