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12 of March, 10:01

Les Echos on sanctions against the Russian Federation: the unity of the West seems to be " fake "
At the official level, the West shows unity in relation to the use of anti-punishment, however, some European countries already looking forward to their cancellation, the journalist writes French newspaper Yves Bunion.

"This unity," wrote the Creator of the article, seems a bit fake. Due to the fact that the ceasefire installed a month ago in Minsk is almost (though have since been killed 64 Ukrainian soldier, Rome and Madrid are impatient on the cancellation of financial sanctions against Russia."

During his visit to the capital of Russia, the head of Spain's foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-margallo said that his country suffer large economic losses " due to the outflow of Russian tourists, says the journalist. He also reminded that the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov Century supported the "balanced" position of Madrid, which seeks to end sanctions " by inertia ".

The Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi also not too long ago made the 1st visit to the capital of Russia after the annexation of Crimea to give their suggestions on the issue of Ukraine. Russian President centuries Putin called them only useful ", reminiscent of a French journalist.

A tough stance on Russia in the West, occupy London and Washington, accusing Moscow of undermining the security of the countries of Eastern Europe, says the Creator of the article." To appease its Polish and Baltic allies, on Sunday, the United States began placing three thousand soldiers in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, " - like a journalist, stressing that such a decision is strange, considering that Washington tried not to give a pretext for Russia to accuse him of placing permanent bases in former Soviet republics that became members of NATO.

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