The governments of the countries of the European Union reached a preliminary agreement on the extension of the sanctions list in connection with the situation in Ukraine, informs on the first day of the week, the Agency referring to a diplomatic source.

As noted, the details will be agreed later.

Moscow has stated many times that to talk to Russia in the language of sanctions inappropriate and unproductive.


USA on March 17 decided to impose punishment is relatively high position of Russian politicians and Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU countries have agreed on the introduction of penalties on the Russian and Ukrainian officials, which they consider to be guilty of " undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine ". Then in the American list of nearly 20 Russian bureaucrats, businessmen and parliamentarians. Was enlarged and the sanctions list of the EU. Currently in the list - 61 citizen of Russia and Ukraine who are banned to enter the EU, and their possible assets in the countries-members of the Union frozen. In addition, under penalty of the EU were several Crimean plants.

the authorities of the USA has included in the list of co-owner of the Rossiya Bank of Yuri Kovalchuk, the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, businessmen Boris and Arkady Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko. In addition, penalties were imposed on the Bank " Russia ".
on April 28, the US extended sanctions list, incorporating another 7 officials of the Russian Federation and 17 organizations, and the European Union has expanded its list of fifteen people. Full list of Russian Citizens and organizations that fall under punishment, -

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