The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century believes that to wait for the imminent lifting of sanctions with respect to Russia is not worth it.

"We currently are working on the basis that this period will be long, and it will be So," said he, speaking at the youth forum " the area of meanings on the Klyazma ".

according to his statement, this is largely due to the fact that " our Western partners very much for an interesting interpretation of the agreements and its own decisions."

as an example, Lavrov cited U.S. the amendment of Jackson-Vanik, which was introduced to force the USSR not to obstruct the exit of Jews from the country, but was not withdrawn even after the Soviet Union collapsed.

"Unless the accession of the Russian Federation to the world trade organization, it would never canceled," - said the Minister

So, according to his statement, occurs and at the present time relative to the fall in Ukraine and related anti-Russian sanctions. Lavrov said that certain policies of the U.S. claim that as soon as the Minsk agreement, they are understood in the West, will be made, penalties will disappear.

"I look at them (like politicians - ed.) sympathetically: either they are lying to my face or don't understand politics of its leadership," said the Minister.

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