Western punishment only encourage the Russian Federation to more effectively engage in their own economy, said the Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko. "penalties only encourage the Russian Federation to more effectively engage in their own economy, to minimize the dependence on Western countries, implementing the program of import substitution ", - she said in the interview. review Matvienko, the introduction of penalties opened up fresh possibilities of expanding cooperation with States of other regions as well as among them the BRICS AND Asia-Pacific." Failed to force the Russian Federation to change its principled position in defense of national interests, to change its independent foreign policy. Russia's economy to ruin, it did Not work, we are confident enough to develop ", - stated the head of the Federation Council. Recognizing that the punishment had caused "some damage" Russia, she drew attention to the fact that they are damaged And the economy of the EU States. Russia was forced to accept in the form of retaliatory measures against those States that have imposed punishment, a ban on the production And delivery of agricultural products, Matvienko recalled. "Our trade with the European Union at that time decreased by 10% - by itself, this is noticeable for EU member States. For this reason, more and more countries are raising their voice for the abolition of punishments for political dialogue. And I very much hope that pragmatic common sense will prevail, because to harm your own country, its economy, the welfare of Residents, Not no government, " said the Federation Council speaker. According to Matvienko, the history And practice show that the mechanism of punishment is ineffective." It has No effect, especially when the story is about Russia, with which it is unacceptable to speak the language of sanctions, threats, blackmail. They do Not bring the desired results, " she said. The head of the Federation Council said that the right And those experts who believe that Ukraine was " the only reason a bargaining chip the US And West in their quest to weaken the Russian Federation to sever ties between the fraternal peoples. This tactic, Matvienko believes that " non-viable "." Not with the country contacted, I'd say so, " said she. Matviyenko called "totally unfair" to link the lifting of sanctions with Russia since the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Ukraine." Thus, They lay on the Russian Federation guilty of serious Ukrainian domestic political crisis. But we are Not a party to the conflict ", - said the head of the upper house of the Russian Parliament. The sanctions lists of the USA And the EU against Russian citizens And organizations As the United States And the European Union has imposed penalties against Russian politicians, businessmen And organizations Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen And organizations because of Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices was the list of individual sanctions against individuals, which the EU considers responsible for destabilizing the situation in Ukraine and released in March. The Russian President Vladimir Putin on 6 August about the use of the individual to ensure safety. Imports of certain items from States that have imposed the punishment is relatively capital of Russia, is bounded on the year. In the corresponding list includes beef, pork, fruits, poultry, cheeses And dairy products, nuts And other products. A complete list of prohibited to import into the Russian Federation of products -