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29 of July, 22:02

Sanctions against Russia have joined six European countries
Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Ukraine joined the extended economic sanctions of the EU against Russia, said the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini.
"The candidate countries (EU ? approx. OPINION) Montenegro and Albania, as well As members of the European free trade Association Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European economic area, as well As Ukraine align themselves with this statement. They will ensure the congruence of their national policy decision of the Council ", ? quoted post Mogherini RIA " Novosti ".
"The EU has heard and learned of this commitment and welcomes it", - has specified the head of EU diplomacy. In June, the EU Council formally extended punishment against Russia for another six months ? until 31 January 2016. In addition, on 19 June, the Council of the European Union officially confirmed the extension of sanctions on Crimea and Sevastopol until June 23, 2016. In the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that Moscow is disappointed by the decision of Brussels on the extension of economic sanctions against Russia, noting that the EU is deliberately ignoring the fact that the extension of restrictive measures will result in the loss of jobs to hundreds of thousands of Europeans. The President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov called the extension of EU sanctions against Russia are unfounded and illegal. And Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. ordered the chief of the government staff Sergei Prikhodko to prepare proposals on the introduction of retaliatory restrictive measures in connection with the extension of the punishment. The Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, said the signing of the decree on the extension of protective measures from 6 August 2015, And the Cabinet of Ministers of Russia issued a decree on the renewal of countermeasures relative to the countries that supported anti-Russian punishment. However, the European economists have estimated damage from the EU attempts of isolating Russia: it will be More than 100 billion euros and 2 million lost jobs. Will suffer Germany, which has lost 27 billion and half a million jobs And GDP will decline by 1%. At the 2nd place Italy with 200 thousand Unemployed and 0, 9% of GDP, on the 3rd France ? 150 thousand Jobs and half a percent of the productivity of the economy.

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