Zeman: increases the number of EU - opponents of anti-Russian sanctions
Alexander Kuranov. The main reason for emergency cancellation of anti-Russian sanctions - the increase in the number of their opponents in the member countries of the European Union, said on the first day of the week, the Czech leader Milos Zeman.
"an increasing number of member countries of the European Union, which opposed the anti-Russian sanctions," - said Zeman Prague in conversation online edition
as an example, Zeman led the recent phrase of the Chancellor of Austria Werner Faymann of the inefficiency and uselessness of punishment." But recent statements, I would quote the words of the Spanish Minister of foreign Affairs, jos? Manuel garc?a-margallo), it is written in the same spirit, " said Czech head.
According to Zeman, the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said during their talks in the Russian capital on may 9 that the Russian Federation is not planning any military action in Ukraine. The head of the Russian Federation has repeatedly stated that no regular units of the Russian army in the Donbass no, Russia is not a party to domestic conflict, And to resolve the situation only through direct dialogue between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk.
The West accuses Russia of belonging in the crisis in Ukraine. In July of last year the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of Russia's economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment. Moscow has stated many times that it is interested in the soonest peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbas. Imposed by the West punishments of the Russian Federation considers illegal and unjustified.
Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits Imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA. The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news