Regional authorities of most member States of the European Union do not wish to curtail existing joint projects with Russia, but suppose them to develop and create fresh, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov In.. "We are constantly developing new programmes of cross-border cooperation between Russia and the European Union for the period until 2020. This shows that even in the current environment, the Regional authorities of most member States of the EU do not wish to minimize the total projects, and have plans to develop them and create fresh, " said Lavrov at the meeting of the Council of heads of subjects of the Russian Federation at the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US imposed punishment. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment. Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA. The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news