German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes all the paragraphs of the Minsk agreement on Ukraine an important prerequisite for the lifting of sanctions in regard to Russia.

" the use of punishment has certain reasons. Punishment can only be removed when the disappear of their reason, And the reason is the annexation of the Crimea ", - said Merkel reporters in Berlin on Thursday. As for the other sentences, they were taken " in connection with the fighting in the East of Ukraine, " she said.

" But on this issue I already said - you need to have made all the points of the Minsk agreements. Then we can talk about the lifting of sanctions, " said the Chancellor.

Russia has stated many times That is not involved in the events in Eastern Ukraine and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. Russia also many times called all external actors to influence Kiev for the execution of the Minsk agreements in order to address the situation in the East of the country.


Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices began in December limits, when the head of the U.S. announced an economic blockade of the Crimea, And in the sanctions list included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.




The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin on August 6, signed a decree on the use of a separate special economic measures to ensure security. The import of a number of items from countries that have imposed penalties on the Russian capital, limited to year. In the corresponding list includes beef, pork, fruits, poultry, dairy products, nuts, and other products. A complete list of prohibited importation into the Russian Federation of products in

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