The European Union must continue to exert pressure on the Russian Federation in order to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine, told the Prime Minister Mr Cameron D. and head of the European Council Herman van Rompuy, said the official representative of the head of the British government.
Cameron and van Rompuy spent talking on the phone at the beginning of the EU summit, which is obliged to pass on the first day of the weekend in Brussels, reports ITAR-TASS." the situation in Ukraine, they agreed that the EU must continue to exert pressure on the Russian leadership for discharging position, said Commissioner of the London office. The crisis in Ukraine in the context of the summit, Cameron discussed in a separate conversation with Chancellor Angela Merkel, he added." The two leaders agreed that the first day of the weekend, the European Council is obliged to respond to the ongoing situation in the East of Ukraine, including the provocative actions of the Russian Federation ", - reported in circulation. Cameron and Merkel agreed that a military solution to the fall can't be ", and the Russian government to find a political solution is required to start a good dialogue ", stressed in the office of the British leader. Of the European Union. After the United States, has in the Russian Federation pressure through economic sanctions. The recent strengthening of measures against Russia was taken by Switzerland, which has made eleven more names five credit institutions in the list of persons and organizations doing business with which imposed limits. Name of credit institutions not specified. However, the EU at the end of July, adopted a conclusion on the introduction of penalties just for five Russian financial institutions: Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Russian agricultural Bank and Vnesheconombank. The five limited access to capital markets of the European Union. First of similar sentences about Russia took US to EU countries. In response to this since August 7, Russia imposed a complete ban on the export of beef, pork, fruits, poultry, cheese and milk from the EU, USA, Australia, Canada and Norway, which introduced sanctions against Russia. The Rosselkhoznadzor said that exporters from the EU, losing access to the market of the Russian Federation, have the possibility to recover it once the restrictive measures will be removed. August 20, Prime Minister of Russia Medvedev D. A. approved amendments to the list of foods that are prohibited to import. So, from the list of excluded fry, lactose-free milk and dairy products, seed potatoes, sweet corn, peas, Supplements and vitamins.

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