Further escalation of the situation in Ukraine can not afford to restore relations between the European Union and Russia, said in the night of Sunday, the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.
" If there is no change in the behavior of the leadership of the Russian Federation, and we will not be able to come to this political process, I am afraid that Further escalation could not afford to restore those Relations, which are, I think, in the interests of the majority (of member States) EU and Russia. By this I mean the point of no return, " said Barroso, in response to a request of a journalist to Supplement what he has in mind Under the point of no return, RIA " Novosti ". According to him, " the measures already taken and responses provoke a clear deterioration of relations between Russia and the EU ". First Barroso said that, If continued escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, " there may come a point of no return ". According to him, " still not too late to find a political solution ". Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. A ban were beef, pork, poultry, sausages, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and some other products. Moscow has stated many times that talking with Russia language of punishment is inappropriate and unproductive.

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