Round of punishments and threats, launched in connection with the situation in the East of Ukraine, it is necessary to finish, said Saturday in an interview with the weekly, the former Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder. "in this conflict from all sides, mistakes were made, which led to a spiral of threats, punishment and violence. Now from this spiral would have to leave. Minsk-2 shows that in the interest of all parties, and that no one is questioning the territorial integrity of Ukraine, " Schroeder said. "Big mistake of Europeans, among them the German government, was that they assumed that the then head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso led dialogues about the Association agreement only with Ukraine, not Russia. Although everyone knew that Ukraine is a country that is unified in terms of culture, " said Schroeder. According to a German politician, was first at a high level to discuss the issue, which say now what will happen with Ukraine, which on the one hand associated with the EU, and on the reverse is a member of the Eurasian economic Union. Relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated due to the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the United States from the point of sanctions against certain individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have imposed with respect to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. The prohibition also included beef, pork, poultry, sausages, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and some other products.