Moscow was not negotiating with the European Union on the abolition of punishment, it is the decision of European countries to accept their own, said permanent Commissioner of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.
"Russia doesn't conduct negotiations with the EU on the abolition of punishment, is a question that EU countries are obliged to decide between them. I only have the opportunity to guess when they will make a decision about the lifting of sanctions ", - quotes Chizhov news Agency.



in addition, According to the Ambassador, Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission before the end of the month to hold another meeting on the trade section of the Treaty on unification of Ukraine and the EU, RIA " Novosti "." I wouldn't rule out that the meeting will be held before the end of the month, " said Chizhov. Answering a question, whether you will be meeting at the Ministerial level, he said, " there is a possibility of meeting at the Ministerial level, but the final decision has not been taken and not given specific dates." As said before, the Minister of foreign Affairs S. V. Lavrov, the penalties are not Russia's decision, for this reason, any criteria for lifting them with the EU will not be discussed. Before Tuesday the Minister for foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz said that the European Union States links the future of sanctions against Russia with the progress of the Minsk agreements on Ukraine. 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.

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