The people's Deputy of the National Assembly of France, co-President of the Association Franco-Russian dialogue " Thierry Mariani expressed the hope that in July the anti-Russian punishment will be lifted.

"I have a dream that in July these penalties are removed, because after all, this is the only method, the best method is to again start the world," said Mariani at a press conference following the meeting with the speaker of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin.

The delegation of French parliamentarians hosted an official visit to the Russian capital.

The US, EU and several other countries have introduced against Russia punishment because of the position of the Russian capital in Ukraine. Russia has called the punishment is unwarranted, unhelpful and answered them with their own countermeasures, such as a ban on the import of certain food items from countries that have imposed against Russia punishment.


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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