The EU extended sanctions against Russia and militias

Powers of the European Union agreed to extend anti-personal punishment until September 2015. This decision also affected the militia.

The European Union decided to extend anti-punishment imposed in early March 2014. "Existing measures will be extended. It is a political decision to extend these measures until September", - quotes RIA Novosti informant, close to the management of the EU. We are talking about punishments in force until March 17, and the decision which was supposed in the same month. In the black list of the EU are 132 inhabitant of our planet and 28 organizations.

In addition, it became known that the foreign Ministers of the member States of the EU requested the services of the European Union to prepare the expansion of the list of punishments in Ukraine, to the Ministers decided at a meeting on 9 February. "There is a request to make proposals to the EU Council on foreign Affairs February 9, could be solved. The text does not explain whether it is private or legal person, " said the European diplomat.

According to a statement by assistant Secretary of state Victoria Nuland, the United States and the European Union to accept new penalties that affect scientific-technical, energy, military and financial sectors of the Russian economy, reports Bloomberg. However it did not specify the timing of this decision.

It should be noted that the day before the Austrian foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz were skeptical of the new financial penalties. "I believe that targeted measures against accurate inhabitants of our planet, who is responsible for what is happening in the East of Ukraine, would be better. And I also assume we will be able to talk about what measures can take the Ukraine, what reforms. For example, administrative reform, which could lead to positive results", - said the diplomat.

on January 27, it was reported that in Brussels to explore the possibility of expanding the list of products and technologies, the export of which in Russia is supposed to prevent. The European Commission among other things can put a ban on the purchase of Russian sovereign debt and to expand the list of individuals whose assets in Europe will be frozen. Also, during the forthcoming meeting of diplomats will discuss the possibility of off Russia from the international payment system SWIFT.

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