Even as both the EU and Russia renewed sanctions against each other, the French prime minister argued the measures are not permanent and could be removed swiftly, in a possible signal to Washington. “We know that sanctions are not a permanent regime, but a state that can be canceled at any time,” PM Eduard Philippe said on Monday after meeting his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Le Havre. The meeting was taking place shortly after Moscow extended its counter-embargo against the EU by another six months, in response to last week’s decision by the EU to keep its anti-Russia sanctions in place. Also on rt.com Russia extends counter-sanctions against US, EU & allies through 2020 Claims that dialogue between France and Russia is insufficient “do not correspond to reality,” Philippe said, adding that relations between the two countries go beyond just their governments. “Our countries sometimes share a common position, sometimes … [Read more...] about Sanctions on Russia can be lifted ‘at any time’ – French PM
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EU Extends Economic Sanctions on Russia Until 2020
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine, a spokesman for the bloc said. The EU first slapped sanctions on Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and supported rebels fighting Kiev troops in the east of the country. That conflict, which killed 13,000 people, is still simmering. "Russia sanctions unanimously extended for another six months because of a lack of Minsk Agreements implementation," said the spokesman, Preben Aman, referring to a stalled peace accord for east Ukraine. The downing in east Ukraine in July 2014 of a Malaysian passenger plane led to a toughening of the EU's response to the crisis. All 298 people aboard, many of them Dutch, perished. A Dutch-led international investigative team on Wednesday said three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for bringing down the MH17 flight. EU leaders also gave their "full support for all … [Read more...] about EU Extends Economic Sanctions on Russia Until 2020
Official: Serbia not to impose sanctions on Russia
BELGRADE, Jun 3 (PRIME) -- Serbia will not support Western sanctions against Russia, Maja Gojkovic, speaker of the Serbian parliament, said Monday at a meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma, the Russian parliament’s lower house. “Serbia will never impose sanctions on Russia and the Russian people,” Gojkovic said. End 03.06.2019 15:21 … [Read more...] about Official: Serbia not to impose sanctions on Russia
New Ukraine President Hopes EU Sanctions on Russia Remain
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he hopes that European Union sanctions on Russia will remain in place until Ukrainian territories are returned, according to a statement released on the presidential website. The West imposed sanctions on Russia following Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and support for separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine. "Thank you for supporting the sanctions policy against Russia and I hope for its continuation until Ukrainian territories are completely returned," Zelenskiy said to visiting Polish and Swedish foreign ministers. … [Read more...] about New Ukraine President Hopes EU Sanctions on Russia Remain
Ukraine’s envoy to UN urges to impose new targeted sanctions on Russia
According to Yelchenko, destabilization and fragmentation of Ukraine was a crystal-clear intent behind every move during the last five years. REUTERS Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko has called on the international community to impose new targeted sanctions on Russia to make it implement the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas. Read also Eight EU member states call on Russia not to jeopardize Minsk agreements and to stop supporting militants "Doesn't the Russian leadership realize that its actions totally disrupt the Minsk agreements? Doesn't Russia realize what kind of a ticking time bomb it has planted? Doesn't Russia realize its political responsibility for undermining the process of peaceful settlement in the eastern part of Ukrainian Donbas? I think the Kremlin realizes all this very well but does it on purpose – implementation of the said agreements was never the intention of the Russian side," he said at a United Nations … [Read more...] about Ukraine’s envoy to UN urges to impose new targeted sanctions on Russia