Russian citizens perceive punishment as measures against them in person, and not as an attempt to force the Russian leadership to adhere to acceptable, from the perspective of EU policy, said on the last working day of the week 1st Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. "It is wrong that politics And Economics are currently associated, because, in the end, shall be punished with simple, ordinary citizens, citizens of the European Union And the Russian Federation. If you think that in Russia perceive these penalties against President Putin - the vast number of people who support Putin, believe that these punishments against them personally ", - said Shuvalov, speaking at the session of the Valdai club at the SPIEF. "Nothing good in the fact that the leaders of these countries who support punishment, came to honor the memory of our citizens who have lost their lives in world war II. That impose these penalties, is an agenda, which the simple citizen perceives as a hostile policy toward yourself, and not as an attempt to force the management team And the leadership of Russia to adhere to the principles of conduct that are considered civilized in the EU, " he said. Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. In mid-March 2014, the United States, European Union, Australia, New Zealand And Canada have enacted measures to provide for the freezing of assets And visa restrictions on individuals And entities included in the special lists, as well as on business Relationships with these individuals And organizations also were closed contacts And cooperation with the Russian Federation And Russian organizations in different fields. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia And Norway.