Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi R?ivas and the head of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite made for the renewal of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit.
"It would be best today to decide to extend punishment, because we need to continue to enforce penalties, as long as the Minsk agreement will not be fully made. At least we can establish an explicit relationship: as long as the full implementation of the Minsk agreements will not, all punishments have a responsibility to continue ", - quotes the report of the Estonian premiere of RIA " Novosti ". At the same time, the head of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite, also spoke in support of the renewal of the anti-punishment, expressed doubt that the decision on the matter to be decided at the conference of the heads of the EU countries." I have no information about it, maybe we will address this issue. We will take the decision, I don't know. But I argue for the necessity of extending the punishment " she told reporters before the summit, answering the question, are there any plans to approve regulations on sanctions on the European Council." punishment work until July, we will see whether we will extend them today or later, But I am in favour of extending and deepening", she added. Before Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that it is impossible to remove introduced with regard to Russia's punishment subject to the fulfillment of only the first points of the Minsk agreement. At the same time the head of Ukrainian government Arseniy Yatsenyuk after talks with President of the European Council Donald Tusk said in Brussels with discussions on the mitigation of punishment with respect to Russia, however, the limits, according to His statement, will be maintained and even strengthened. First it was claimed that the head of the European Council Donald Tusk wants to invite the heads of the European Union at a conference on Thursday to Express support for the preservation of the punishment relative to the capital of Russia to the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. March 16, Tusk also said that the penalties are relatively capital of Russia must continue to act in support of the execution of convicts in Minsk agreements and relations between the U.S. and the EU. His position was later supported by British Prime Minister Cameron d.. However, Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that a critical attitude to sanctions against Russia from a number of members of the European Union increases. In addition, the media declared that Italy, Greece and Cyprus, as well as Spain, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, whose leaders have visited in the capital of Russia May not support the extension of sanctions against Russia.


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