The lifting of sanctions with Russia due to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, said on Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking in the Bundestag.
"Our position in relation to imposed on the Russian Federation to the sanctions associated with the implementation of the Minsk agreement, And such it remains, "? RIA "news" words of Merkel.
According to the Chancellor of Germany, held September, the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons from the separation line in the Donbass, as well as the postponement of elections in Donetsk And Luhansk were "shadows of hope" on the implementation of the Minsk agreements." I'm still talking about shade of hope, which now gives us a chance to come to a political settlement ", - has explained Merkel. Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July 2014, the EU And the US from point penalties against certain individuals And organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. On 22 June, the EU Council formally extended the penalties against Russia for another six months, until 31 January 2016. The President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov called the extension of the EU sanctions against Russia unjustified And illegal. And, according to his statement, Russia will proceed from the principle of reciprocity. The Russian President Vladimir Putin 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 extension of the countermeasures relative to the countries that supported anti-Russian punishment. The EU is obliged to consider the question of waiver or extension of anti-Russian sanctions in January 2016. At the same time Moscow has stated many times that not privy to the events in the South-East of Ukraine, not a party to domestic conflict And is interested in Ukraine overcame political And economic crisis.

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