Merkel has linked the lifting of sanctions from Russia with the "restore integrity" of Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the anti-punishment will be lifted after will be " eliminated the occasion on which they were imposed. "Only when it is confirmed that Ukraine will have territorial integrity, then the matter will be resolved, though not completely, but still," the news Agency quoted the message Merkel on the issue of restrictive measures imposed against Russia in July and September because of the events in Donetsk and Lugansk regions." It is absolutely logical that we link to each other, so there is an incentive for all parties - after all, everyone wants to punishment it would be possible to remove is to do everything to implement the Minsk agreement ", - said the head of the German government. Before the last working day of the week permanent Commissioner of the Russian Federation to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said that within the EU there are "significant gaps" in the approach to the question of penalties with respect to Russia and their renewal. The EU leaders at a meeting on Thursday agreed not to renew punishment with respect to Russia and automatically to link this issue with the full implementation of the Minsk agreement on the East-Ukrainian settlement. In the communiqu? of the summit, the EU reported that the European Union States will adopt a conclusion on life economic sanctions against Russia in the coming months. Prior to this, Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi R?ivas and the head of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite made for the renewal of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that it is impossible to remove introduced with regard to Russia's punishment subject to the fulfillment of only the first points of the Minsk agreement. At the same time the head of Ukrainian government Arseniy Yatsenyuk after talks with President of the European Council Donald Tusk said in Brussels with discussions on the mitigation of punishment with respect to Russia, however, the limits, according to his statement, will be maintained and even strengthened.