Naryshkin: for legal countries blackmail in the form of punishment indecent
Punishment of the West against Russia are an instrument of brute pressure and blackmail - for countries that call themselves legal States, such actions indecent, said the speaker of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin.
" punishment is nothing more than a rough tool of political and economic pressure and blackmail. They are, without doubt, conflict and norms of international law and norms of the world trade organization. Countries that call themselves legal States simply do not have the right to behave. It's gross, " said Naryshkin at the international conference " the head of the Parliament, integration ".
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.
The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accuse Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies It and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.
A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -