The EU has Not taken a decision on the strengthening of sanctions against Russia, it will be depending on the situation in Ukraine, said the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande. " There have been no new sanctions, because they may Not be. Reducing the penalty will be based from the statement of our progress, " said Hollande correspondents after the EU summit, RIA " Novosti. " " punishments were imposed for certain reasons, and may be revoked only if these reasons will disappear, " he said after the summit, Merkel. Her expressions in the EU consider the Ukrainian crisis as a " strategic challenge ". In a communique reported that the situation in Eastern Ukraine remains a source of serious concern "." The policy of the Union to recognise the illegal annexation of the Crimea and Sevastopol was reinforced today. The EU will stay the course, the European Council is ready to make further steps, if necessary, according to the statement. Remember, first on Thursday Putin during the big press conference said that the Russian Federation does Not attack the West in the political sense, but only protects your desires, the United States pose a threat to Russia's capital, deploying a MISSILE defense system. It should also be noted that after the statements by Putin, Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi spoke against the introduction of new penalties concerning Russia, and the French leader Francois Hollande said that France supports the reduction of sentences about Russia, if Moscow will be included in the solution falls in the Ukraine. On the same day, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the introduction of new sanctions on the Russian capital steadily as Russia, in her expressions, does Not respect the sovereignty of Ukraine. However, later Chancellor of Germany suddenly said that if the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin informs about the territorial integrity of Ukraine, then he Should believe in the word.
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