The latest anti-Russian punishment of the European Union, introduced after the start of the process of peaceful settlement of the incident in Ukraine indicate an attempt to destabilize the situation. Russia will not leave these measures without a response, but the response will be adequate.

The head of the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on the latest punishment of the European Union and what the reaction from the Russian Federation might follow them. The introduction of restrictive measures against powers, who made 1 of the most significant diplomatic contribution towards a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine looks as if mildly, surprising.

"We proceed from the fact that to take such decision at the very moment when the peace process acquires stability is calculated, is to choose the way to undermine the peace process", - quotes RIA Novosti words of Sergey Lavrov. Actually, what is the value of the European punishments, at the moment it is not clear, they will not affect the policy of Russia towards the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis. Russia almost always insisted on the necessity of an early end to the bloodshed in the Donbass and the start of negotiations of the conflicting parties.

At the Minsk meeting of the contact group had reached concrete agreements that allow us to hope for a peaceful exit from this crisis. However the punishment of Europe, frankly not fit the current political situation, can disrupt this process and in General demonstrate that the Western powers are not interested in the incident resolution on Ukraine, but only perceive it as a pretext for the supply of pressure on Russia.

The reaction of the Russian government for such actions are likely to follow. "We will respond calmly, adequately, to begin with, starting from the need to protect our interests," said Lavrov. Similar demarche simply impossible to leave without an answer, because the punishment of the European Union do not have virtually any purpose, and frankly destabilize the situation in Ukraine and throughout the political arena.
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