The EU may gradually soften anti-Russian punishment as the implementation of the Minsk agreements, said French foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. "there is a possibility that punishment EU against Russia will remain in force... But they have the opportunity to gradually ease if, eventually, we will move further and further away (in the implementation) of the Minsk agreements ", - quotes the Minister of RIA "news" referring to the wall Street Journal.
The Minister said that not so long ago discussed the issue of anti-Russian sanctions, the commissioners Germany and the UK. Fabius did not rule out the possibility of a gradual lifting of sanctions against Russia before the end of December, when, according to the Minsk agreements, it is expected to reach a settlement of the fall in the Donbass. However, As the magazine stresses, it has the ability to be "unwieldy" for other European countries." As reported by the European employees of the foreign Ministry, Germany and other countries want (restrictive) measures (against Russia) remained fully in force until at least the end of the year, " writes the print edition. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background reached in Minsk agreements Between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia punishment, against the financial, oil and defense industries. However, in March, Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that a critical attitude to the sanctions against Russia from a number of EU members increases.
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