The EU's decision to leave the punishment is relatively Russia in force is predictable, it is easier to enter than to cancel, says the head of the state Duma of the Russian Federation on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov.

" Preservation of punishment EU was predictable. But the European Union itself came to sanctions trap ": the punishment is much harder to cancel than to introduce them, " he wrote in his microblog on Twitter.


around midnight on Tuesday, it was announced that the permanent representatives of EU countries to change the current regime of sanctions against the Russian Federation, confirming previously expressed position of foreign Ministers and the member countries of the EU.


The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.

A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -

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