The decision about the automatic extension of sectoral sanctions against Russia until not in the agenda of the foreign Ministers of the EU, said on the first day of the weekend, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius on the first day of the weekend at the meeting of foreign Ministers of the EU in Riga.

"The solution has the ability to be taken earlier than (in July), but the time will come. We cannot discuss this question at the present time, he is not on the agenda. We just exchange opinions, " said the Minister, in answering the question whether the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the EU to make a Decision about automatic renewal of sanctions in March or it will be done in July, according to the schedule.

However, he said that Europe remains a single in the question of harmonization of anti-punishment. The position of the Greek Minister of foreign Affairs of Lithuania called " special ", but he noticed that all move in the same direction.


Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices began in December limits, when the head of the U.S. announced an economic blockade of the Crimea, and in the sanctions List included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

A list of Russian Citizens and organizations that previously fell under the sentence, the material of the Fins news

sections: Politics