Medvedev: unilateral punishment does not correspond to international law
The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev A. considers unilateral politically motivated punishment of the illegitimate from the perspective of international law.
" It is an unpleasant subject, but we have a conversation with you open, I will tell about It here among colleagues lawyers from different countries. The story is about the notorious sanctions. Wanted to remind about the fact that unilateral politically motivated punishment are not legitimate from the standpoint of classical international law. They are not based on international law and do not correspond to public order, most importantly, because they ignore established in the Charter of the United Nations a mechanism for the use of coercive measures, " said Medvedev, Speaking at an international legal forum in St. Petersburg.
USA on March 17 decided to impose punishment is relatively high position of Russian politicians and Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU countries have agreed on the introduction of penalties on the Russian and Ukrainian officials, which They consider to be guilty of " undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine ". Then in the American list of nearly 20 Russian bureaucrats, businessmen and parliamentarians. Was enlarged and the sanctions list of the EU.
the authorities of the USA has included in the list of co-owner of the Rossiya Bank of Yuri Kovalchuk, the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, businessmen Boris and Arkady Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko. In addition, penalties were imposed on the Bank " Russia ". on April 28, the U.S. included in the sanctions list 7 officials of the Russian Federation and 17 organizations, and the European Union has expanded its list of fifteen people. In the end, in the sanctions lists appear more than 40 Russian politicians and businessmen, as well as among them from the Crimea. Full list of Russian Citizens and organizations that fall under punishment, -