Maria Knyazeva. The G7 leaders are expected to show solidarity in the preservation of economic penalties against Russia, their withdrawal will be depending on the situation in the East of Ukraine, said Last news a source close to the EU leadership.
"I think that the Leaders show TRANS-Atlantic solidarity, everyone will agree that we must stick to the line, even if It for a long period of time. Not be a single sentence, we will change It only if there will be changes in place, " he said during the discussion of prolongation of the economic sanctions of the EU against Russia.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Before the US and EU has imposed punishment on a number of Russian Residents, they are prohibited from entering the EU because of their positions on Crimea and Ukraine. Over the past year the sanctions list, many times replenished with new individuals and legal entities. Summer 2014 was added and sectoral economic penalties. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.
in the Bavarian castle ELMAU June 7-8 meet the leaders of the countries "big seven" - Germany, USA, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the UK. Russia, which was adopted in "seven" in 1998, with 2014 in fact excluded from participation in the meetings of the group because of the events in Ukraine.
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