Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said that the policy of sanctions by the EU against Russia increases the likelihood of coercion and sanctions against Israel.
Debating with a journalist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Tuomioja compared the conflict in Ukraine, because of which the EU imposed against Russia punishment, the situation around the disputed Palestinian territories occupied by Israel 47 years ago. The Minister said that At present, the urgent question about why Israel is not entered punishment, RIA " Novosti ". According to Tuomioja, the EU until now has provided Israel " carrots " to achieve peace. Now the European Union may be, it will be necessary to resort to " stick ". Along with this, the Minister said that without the US, it is impossible to achieve peace between the Jewish state and the Palestinians, but the EU must make efforts to resolve the conflict. Remember that Finland was named among the countries, which hampered the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, but in the end, the Minister for European Affairs and foreign trade of Lenita Toivakka said about support for punishment. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU imposed against Russia fresh penalties against financial, oil and defense industries. Also expanded the list of individuals who are under punishment. The U.S. Also imposed fresh sanctions against the largest Russian organizations, as well as among them - Gazprom, LUKOIL, Sberbank, VTB, a state Corporation with assistance and other. As said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said that Russia's response to the fresh punishment will be commensurate. Russia has already prepared a response to the new package of sanctions imposed by the US and the EU.

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