Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier did not believe that isolating Russia from the European Union because of the conflict in the East of Ukraine should be long.
"I don't count on long-term isolation of Russia from the European Union. The search for political solutions may take several years, even decades, but we must do everything in their power to resolve the conflict, " the Minister said. He added that the economic punishment is necessary as a means of pressure, RIA "news" referring to the interview of Steinmeier edition of Handelsblatt. The Minister also tried to convince to give Ukraine more help, noting that to assess the real needs of the country's finances not possible. At the same time before Steinmeier said that the execution result of the Minsk agreement, adopted on 12 February, as long as not kasvatustieteellinen. However clarified that the Ukrainian conflict still amenable to resolution. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background of the progress of the Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia penalties against financial, oil and defense industries. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to punishment, and among them from the EU.


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