According to the head of the European Council of Donald Tusk, the discussion at the conference the EU about whether to associate economic penalties against Russia with the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, were quite hot, and the decision of this question proved to be more stringent than the position of the part of member countries of the European Union.
"I have the opportunity to agree with you that we can be more helpful and ambitious policy with respect to Russia and Ukraine. But today it is a contract - that maybe we should not decrease the significance of these findings. It was a very hard discussion, the most on the issue of this word, I mean " full implementation ". I think these findings on sanctions tough enough, if you compare with the mood and atmosphere in the part of member countries "- quoted by RIA "Novosti" speech Tusk front of people's deputies of the European Parliament. According to his statement, He feels responsible for these findings." But I also feel satisfaction, " said the head of the European Council. on 22 March, the head of the state Duma Committee on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov, said that at the moment in clear violation of the agreements is Kiev. He also said that the West often forget that the Minsk agreement must comply not only the militia. March 9, Russia submitted to the UN security Council a draft decision on the execution of the Minsk agreements. On the same day Russia convened a meeting of the UN security Council on the issue of failure of Minsk. The need for such a meeting Churkin explained by the recent decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to postpone the introduction of special government order in the Donbas to the holding of elections in accordance with Ukrainian legislation. Relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated due to the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US, the middle East and in Minsk agreements Between Kiev and the militia of Donbass about ceasefire imposed against Russia penalties against the financial, oil and defense industries. However, in March, Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that a critical attitude to sanctions against Russia from a number of members of the European Union increases. In addition, the media declared that Italy, Greece and Cyprus, as well as Spain, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, whose leaders have visited in the capital of Russia May not support the extension of sanctions against Russia.


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