The EU adopted an opinion On the extension of sanctions against the Crimea for another year, said a diplomatic source in Brussels. "the story is About a political solution, legally it will be executed later ", - quotes the letter of the source BBC. in March, the U.S. government has imposed punishment against the Crimea and stopped servicing cards of some Russian banks. The law obliges foreign payment systems July 1, on a quarterly basis to make interim payments to the special account with the CBR in the amount of 25% of the average daily turnover. Prior to this, EU Countries have imposed against Russia punishment " second level ", including the freezing of financial assets and visa ban on travel to the EU for Russian bureaucrats, which the West calls " responsible for the annexation of Crimea." In the sanctions list included 13 people, besides one of the top bureaucrats in it was not. Higher level has affected American punishment - Barack Obama signed a decree that prohibited the entrance to the site the USA and imposed detention on there posted the assets of seven Russian bureaucrats and people's representatives. Imposing sanctions on 12 Russian and Ukrainian bureaucrats, relevant to the decision-making process On joining of Crimea to Russia, also announced Australia. However, a number of other countries - for example, India and Switzerland - did not support the punishment against Russia.
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