The European Union is forcing third countries to join its sanctions policy against Russia, said Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.

"The European Union is forcing to join its sanctions policy third countries, using as leverage the political obligations they incur as part of the process of accession to the European Union and in the context of the policy of" Eastern partnership ", - the Russian diplomat said, speaking in the international process of the round table in the Russian capital.

According to Chizhov, "outrageous from a legal point of view the fact is Ukraine's accession to the EU sanctions," relating to its own Residents ".

"It turns out that the European Union States considers it possible that the Kiev authorities without any court decision limited the rights of its own people, including the freezing of assets. How does this relate to democracy, it's a big issue ", - noted Chizhov.

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