Zakharov: the logic of the EU in the adoption of new sanctions is impossible to understand
The logic of the European Union in the adoption of new anti-punishment cannot understand, said Deputy Director of the Department of information and press of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova.
"The logic of the European Union to understand the impossible," she said, explaining in broadcast television channel LifeNews entry into force of the new anti-punishment.
the head of the foreign Ministers of the EU member States on January 29, after the shelling of Mariupol instructed to prepare proposals for expanding the list of individual sentences. The permanent representatives agreed on a list February 5, and February 9 Ministers on the new meeting was attended him, putting down the text and entry into force 16 February so as not to interfere held at the time settlement negotiations on Ukraine in the " channel format ". On the first day of the week after the publication published in the journal of the EU's punishment came into force. Among those who are under punishment, it turned out, and Among them, Deputy defense Minister Anatoly Antonov and Arkady Bakhin, as Well as people's actor of the USSR Joseph Kobzon.
"find the person who is obliged to bear all the responsibility for what is happening now in Ukraine - "the best" figures they discover did not work ", - said the representative of the Russian foreign Ministry.
She also noticed that fresh limits were constructed prior to the conclusion of the Minsk agreements, and their entry into force depended, and Among them, from the development of the Minsk process. However, the European side is still decided in favor of increasing pressure on the Russian Federation.
"I own a persona for yourself to understand it not as "punishment" motivated, " said Zakharov.
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, -