Russian military concern "Almaz - Antey" in administrative and judicial proceedings appealed against the punishment of the Council of the European Union imposed against the company in July and September of last year. To appeal the sanctions the EU is the German partnership of lawyers Taylor Wessing, which provides legal assistance to the group, and will also participate in judicial and extrajudicial proceedings and negotiations in the interest of the group, RIA " Novosti ". "For appeals of penalties in administrative proceedings, the group filed an appeal to the General Secretariat of the EU Council (Brussels, Belgium) with the requirement for review of the assessment of the factual circumstances, and the provision of evidence and other information, which the EU Council adopted the decision on the inclusion of the group in" sanction lists ", - emphasized in the organization. In the Directorate for legal support of activity of the concern added that the EU Council decision on the introduction of penalties concern about violating the legal norms and principles of the EU because of the lack of evidence of belonging of concern to the destabilization of the situation in Ukraine. Remember, in addition to the "Almaz - Antey" in the sanctions list includes Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank and Rosselkhozbank, as well as the airline "Dobrolet" and the Russian national commercial Bank. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background reached in Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia punishment, against the financial, oil and defense industries. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment, as well as among them from the EU.