The US and EU are discussing the possibility of imposing new sanctions against financial, energy and defense sectors of Russia, the media says.
"The sources stressed that fresh measures that have the opportunity to be introduced to Western leaders, provide for the addition of names and organizations to the existing sanctions and the introduction of more restrictions against financial, energy and defense sectors of Russia ", - said in the message of si-EN-EN.
Sources also point out that the decision on the entry of additional punishment is still pending, reports RIA " Novosti ". As said on the TV is a senior Commissioner of the U.S. administration, in case of aggravation of the situation in Eastern Ukraine, the West's response will be followed by " fairly quickly "." About weeks of the question ", - he added.

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