Russia will respond to fresh penalties the EU, If they will be accepted, said the speaker of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin.

" Just at This moment (truce in Ukraine) in Brussels has not invented anything better than to proclaim another anti-Russian punishment. What answer was expected of their authors? On Russia's response? This response will, and that is the thing we honestly, in advance scared of our partners, " said Naryshkin reporters on Wednesday.

on the first day of the week, the European Union finally agreed on enhanced sectoral punishment against Russia. Entry into force was postponed for the next few days, to be able to study the implementation of the Treaty on the stop-fire and peace plan in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the permanent Committee authorized the EU (Coreper) will discuss the possibility to introduce fresh sectoral sanctions against Russia.

" There is one goal - one more time to give such a reassuring signal to the Kiev authorities. If this is indeed so, the EU took on his own shoulders a fair share of responsibility for possible failure of the truce and all the consequences, " said Naryshkin, fresh explaining punishment EU against Russia.

Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.

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