The leaders of the countries of the European Union did not see prerequisites for the easing or lifting of anti-Russian punishment of the conference in Brussels, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a briefing. Video of her speech published on the Internet representative office of the European Council.
According to Merkel, the participants of the Brussels summit discussed the incident in the Kerch Strait and " made it clear that it is necessary to ensure the free movement of ships in the Azov sea ".
yesterday, the European Union extended economic limits against Russia for six months. The organization explained the decision of "zero progress" in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
for the first time, the EU imposed punishment against capital of Russia in 2014 in light of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. Then Brussels continued the policy of strengthening sanctions pressure, linking anti-Russian economic limits with the implementation of the " Minsk-2 ".
Moscow has many times stressed that it is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis, and the imposition of penalties is counterproductive.
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