The European Union before the end of July to adopt a legal act of prolonging the economic sanctions against Russia prior to the execution of the Minsk agreements, said an informed Source.
The source also said that the Council of EU foreign Ministers on 20 April will not accept the conclusion of the legal alignment of the punishment relative to Russia with the Minsk agreements. According to the source, the EU Council has not received proposals from the head of the EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini on the extension of economic sanctions against Russia, RIA " Novosti ".
"Legislation on sanctions approved by the Council (of Ministers) only when there is unanimity. In order to make this legislation the Council is required to receive an offer from the head of EU diplomacy (Federica Mogherini). At this point in time Council has not received a proposal from the head of EU diplomacy on the extension of economic sanctions against Russia ", - said the Source when asked about when and who is obliged to form a Legislative act, which would have linked the effects of punishment and the Minsk consensus." Naturally, this will be done prior to the completion of the sanctions regime. The economic punishment ends July 31. For this reason, it will be done before July 31, But currently I am unable to say exactly when, " he illustrated his talk with the Source. Another Source also revealed: "Economic action complete Action by the end of July. Legislation must be approved before the end of July. But this issue will not be on the agenda (Council of foreign Ministers on Monday) the Adoption of the act on the first day of the week is not assumed ". Yesterday the American Ambassador in Kiev Jeffrey Payette said that if Russia did not comply with " the obligations it has assumed by signing the Minsk consensus ", the West will lift the " economic price ". Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background reached in Minsk agreements Between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia punishment, against the financial, oil and defense industries. However, in March, Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that a critical attitude to the sanctions against Russia from a number of EU members increases. In addition, the media said that Italy, Greece and Cyprus, as well as Spain, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, whose leaders visited the capital of Russia, May not support the extension of sanctions against Russia.

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