Conclusion the expansion of the black list of the EU towards Russia, adopted on 9 February, will begin on 16 February, despite fresh Minsk consensus, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the informal EU summit in Brussels.
Responding to a question, Merkel briefly stated: "Yes", RIA " Novosti." If all goes well, we will be happy to accompany this process (on the implementation of the new arrangements in Ukraine), If there are difficulties, we do not exclude further punishments, " she said. According to the head of the European Council Donald Tusk, "the EU summit did not discuss new sanctions against Russia, however, it was decided to postpone the extension of the" black list ", which has already been agreed, " reports the news Agency." I am sure that mediation Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande's much more effective than it would be my mediation. When the story is about the lives of thousand of people, competition between institutions and the choreography of the negotiations is not so important, " said Tusk.


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