Britain continues to export to the Russian Federation arms and technologies of double destination for millions of dollars, said the Committee of the British Parliament.
according to the information Department of the house of Commons on control over export of arms, 251 license to export to the Russian Federation subjects whose total value amounts to at least 225 million dollars, continues to operate. Only 31 the license was suspended, according to BBC. The British government first announced its intention to stop deliveries to the Russian Federation subjects and technologies that have the ability to be used in the conflict in the East of Ukraine. About the continued supply of arms was announced later as Prime Minister Mr Cameron D. criticized the decision of the French authorities to continue trade relations with Russia in the military sphere. On Thursday the European Commission will announce proposals for action against Russia in the spheres of defense and access to financial markets, said first head of the diplomacy of the European Union Catherine Ashton at a press conference after a meeting of the Council of foreign Ministers of the EU countries. Remember that last Friday, the European Union extended the legal basis for the use of restrictive measures of the EU in connection with the situation in Ukraine. on 17 July, the European Council adopted a final report on Ukraine, in which, for example, reported that leaders of the EU countries in the environment requested the European Commission to revise and stop for some time a number of programmes of cooperation with Russia, in addition to cross-border cooperation and programmes of civil society. Also was assigned to the services of the European Union by the end of July to include in the new sanctions list of people and organizations, and among them from Russia, extended criteria.

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