EU: the fate of sanctions against the Russian capital depends on the situation in Ukraine
Vladimir Dobrovolsky. The European Union recalls that the punishment against the Russian Federation have the opportunity to be strengthened or weakened depending on the change of the situation in Ukraine, said the official representative of the head of the EU diplomacy Maya Kocijancic.
"in light of the development of the provisions of these measures are able to be changed in a positive or negative direction," said Kocijancic at a press conference on the first day of the week, answering the question, does the EU fresh economic sanctions against the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
She said that the European external action service (EBU) and the European Commission continue to cook " any appropriate further action on the situation in Ukraine according to the mandate of the head of the foreign Ministers of the EU member States gave them the 29th of January.
The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accuse Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.
A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -