Maria Kniazeva. Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov he sees the lifting of the economic sanctions of the European Union towards Russia this year.
" I think, rely on the impending abolition of the punishment of the European Union concerning the Crimea would be reckless. From the Crimean punishment, the European Union did not particularly suffer. He suffers From a sectoral, economic sanctions against Russia. I think that is more realistic to talk about the prospect of their removal, " Chizhov said in an interview Last news .
Answering the question whether there is such a prospect in this year, He said: " without a doubt ". Explaining possible, the Ambassador said, it can happen " somewhere, probably closer to the fly.
"punishments are not the subject of our dialogue with the European Union," said Chizhov.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July 2014, the EU and the United States From a point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. For example, the United States and European Union last year imposed sanctions against a number of the largest Russian financial institutions, including VTB, in fact closing for them to Western capital markets.
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. Moscow has stated many times that completely uninvolved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, does not supply the militia military equipment and ammunition, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis.
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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