Luxembourg, which will hold the EU presidency from July to December of 2015, expects That the punishment is relatively capital of Russia will be extended by the conference of the European Union at the end of June for six months ? until January 2016, said the permanent representative of Luxembourg to the EU Christian brown.
"As for the Ukrainian issue, of course, will be the extension of the punishment, the principal decision will be made at the conference in June, in July it will be decorated in a mandatory framework. As presidents We wish the penalties were increased for six months, it concerns (timing) implementation of the Minsk agreements, "said brown, RIA" Novosti ".



"We believe That in connection with the framework of the Minsk agreements is not necessary to consider question (about life punishment - ed.) in a hurry at the end of the year. We believe That we need another month to evaluate the situation of implementation of the Minsk agreements. In the first month of the year it will be necessary to assess the situation and then approve regulatory documents ", - said the Ambassador. Luxembourg will hold the EU presidency from July to December 2015. On the first day of the week by the American leader Barack Obama said That partners USA G7 assured renewal after July of sanctions against Russia. Before that, the UK Prime Minister Cameron D. has stated That the penalties against the capital of Russia must be extended prior to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, which must be respected for Both Ukraine and Russia. For his part, head of the French Republic Francois Hollande said That the issue of extending sanctions against Russia will be discussed by the European Council in June. Remember, in the final statement of the "big seven" it is reported That the G7 leaders stand ready to impose further restrictive measures against Russia in connection with the conflict in Ukraine. The Kremlin said That " there is nothing new on the results of the summit of the group of seven in Germany on the issue of punishment relative to Russia, there have been ".

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