RF will work responses with new punishments USA and Canada

The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation advises Washington and Ottawa to think about the consequences of the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, Moscow will study responses, reported in the notes to the official envoy of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich.

" Advise Washington and Ottawa still think about the consequences of such actions. And we will study the response ", - told in the Russian international Ministry.

USA on the last working day of the week announced the expansion of economic sanctions against Russia and attempt a full-scale economic blockade of the Crimea. Canada, for its part, wants to add to the sanctions List of the Inhabitants of the Russian Federation. According to the statement, published on the Internet office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, of the eleven included in the List of Russian citizens 10 are parliamentarians. Among them Vice-speaker of the state Duma and the President of the faction " United Russia " Vladimir Vasilyev, the MPs Leonid Kalashnikov (CPRF), Igor Lebedev (LDPR), Oleg Lebedev (LDPR), the Deputy head of the State Duma Nikolai Levichev ( " Fair Russia " ), 1st Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov (KPRF), the MPs Victor Vodolatsky (United Russia ), Svetlana Zhurova (United Russia ) and Vladimir Nikitin (CPRF). In addition, the List included the Deputy head of the Council of Federation Yuri Vorobiev, as well As the head offices of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) in the Russian Federation Andrey Rodkin.

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 entire 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.


Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices began in December limits, when the head of the U.S. announced an economic blockade of the Crimea, And in the sanctions List included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

The list of Russian Citizens and organizations, first fell under the sentence, the material of the Fins news


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