Naryshkin: punishment against Russia are not helping to resolve the Ukraine
Entered against Russia punishment does not help to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, said Tuesday the speaker of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin.
in the state Duma on may 12, a meeting was held Naryshkin with the delegation of the French Senate.
"The so-called anti-Russian punishment does not help to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. They were forced to make painful for the agricultural sector of the European Union's response, and forced us to establish trade cooperation with other countries and, of course, very seriously to deal with the issues of import substitution ", - said the speaker of the state Duma.
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