The President of the American Central intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan said that North America must continue to exert pressure on the Russian Federation in connection with the situation in Ukraine.

Wednesday, March 18, the Head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said at the meeting on the problems of socio-economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol that the penalties for the Russian Federation is not fatal. Moscow has stated many times that the Russian Federation cannot be forced to do something by means of punishment, such attempts to pressure hopeless.

"We need to continue to put pressure on Putin to the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian government could have a peaceful and secure future," said Brennan in the American conversation


Western countries from March 2014 has repeatedly imposed sentences because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when was expanded US sanction List.

A list of Russian citizens and organizations that have come under penalties - in the material of the Fin news

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