The Minister for foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov discussed on the phone with John Kerry, the problem of settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the difficult financial situation in Ukraine.

Among other things the Minister indicated that signed by the President of the United States Barack Obama document On support for freedom of Ukraine may terminate the thread collaboration between States.

The Russian foreign Ministry stated that Obama signed the act that threatens new sanctions could seriously affect relations between Moscow and Washington. The document can permanently undermine the normal interaction between our countries", - is told in the news published on the website of the office.

Recall that the support act freedom in Ukraine was signed by Obama on December 18. It says that it "aims to introduce sanctions against the Russian Federation and to provide additional support for Ukraine". The head of the White house stressed that though and put their own signature under the law that gives him the right to enter the latest limitation against Russia, he is similar measures is not configured.

Days.Ru wrote about that earlier Moscow has responded to fresh punishment, adopted by the European Council in relation to 2 of the domestic regions of the Crimea and Sevastopol. Confrontational decisions were adopted on 18 December and relate to the tourism industry, infrastructure and the delivery of building materials.

Mead considered politicized discrimination inhabitants 2 newly domestic regions are completely unacceptable. "We have to say that similar measures are nothing more than an attempt to punish the inhabitants of the Peninsula, committed in the course of the referendum independent choice in favor of reunification with Russia. We need to understand how this is linked to an individual freedoms natives, usually so zealously espoused by adherents of the European Union?" - told the news published on the website of the Department.

The foreign Ministry stressed that Brussels should be aware that the Crimea and Sevastopol is an integral part of Russia. "In this regard, I would like to remind the EU of our legitimate right to adequately respond to its restrictive measures in respect of all the Russian masters and legal persons", - is told in the response.
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