Maria Knyazeva. Enhance the economic sanctions of the European Union regarding Russia and their early termination, until mid-summer of the current year is not worth waiting, said in an interview Last news the permanent Commissioner of the Russian Federation to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.

On early cancellation penalties to say no, " said he.

Chizhov said that the decision in question was obliged to be taken unanimously in the Council of Europe." For this too we need a consensus. I think that supporters of the abolition of the punishment of consensus will not gain", he said.

"I guess increasing the penalties just as unlikely as their early cancel ", - said the Russian permanent representative.


Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA.

The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news

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