The President and Prime Minister of the Netherlands on July 23, talked on the phone. During the conversation the leaders of the 2 countries concluded that the need to adopt a tougher policy towards the Russian Federation in consequence of the situation in South-Eastern Ukraine.

The head of the United States Barack Obama in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Netherlands mark Rutte again urged the EU to introduce the latest severe punishment against Russia. This is because Obama and Rutte say that Russia continues to supply weapons and fighters militias in Ukraine, thereby instigating the conflict.

It tells the Department of public relations of the White house, President of the United States welcomed the European Union to additional penalties against those who would destabilize the situation in Ukraine". "The President and the Prime Minister voiced their own concerns conclusive evidence that Russia continues to supply weapons and fighters militias, together with this, continuing to increase its own armed forces", - quotes the press service of the White house to RIA Novosti.

It is noteworthy that the day before the head of European diplomacy Catherine Ashton said that the heads of foreign policy departments of the countries-members of EU at a meeting on July 22 agreed to accelerate the process of research of new restrictive measures" against Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine. But at the meeting of Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU member States in the Belgian capital, the heads of Foreign member States of the European Union has entrusted the services of the European Union by July 24, submit for approval of the ambassadors of the latest list of the persons who are subject to the punishment of the EU in connection with the situation in Ukraine, said the head of the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands Frans Timmermans.
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