Contents tagged with Sanctions
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Lithuanian President: The EU has already decided to extend sanctions against Russia
Accordingly to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, the European Union has already agreed to extend sanctions against Russia which are due to expire on January 31st, 2017, TASS reported.
Upon her arrival at the EU summit in Brussels, Grybauskaite stated, "All member states understand that it is inevitable [the extension of sanctions]."
"The written procedure is already in place," she noted.
According to Russia’s ambassador to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, "This simple story has …
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Media: The EU could extend sanctions against Russia next week
The European Union member countries will decide on the extension of anti-Russian sanctions early next week.
According to a high-ranking EU official in Brussels, this will be done “in accordance with the proposal of the President of France, François Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.”
As was confirmed by TASS, citing a source in the German Government, sanctions will likely be extended immediately after the meeting. “If the leaders make this decision, it will be possible to extend …
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Former US Ambassador to Russia: New U.S. Secretary of State could expedite lifting of sanctions on Russia
The former United States Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, criticized the decision of the President-elect of the United States to nominate the Chief Executive Officer of the Exxon Mobile Corporation, Rex Tillerson, to the post of United States Secretary of State. McFaul expressed his concerns in Twitter.“Rex Tillerson did a fantastic job for shareholders of Exxon Mobile Corporation. I am not sure that the same skills will contribute to the work of U.S. Secretary of State,” McFaul wrote. He …
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Merkel: Sanctions against Russia should be extended
Before her meeting with French President François Holland in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the EU's economic sanctions against Russia should be extended, Reuters reports.
According to her, the sanctions should be extended due to a lack of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
"Although we would have wished for a better progress in the implementation of the agreement, the lack of it is what causes the need to extend sanctions against Russia," Merkel said. …
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Finnish PM: Sanctions on Russia can be lifted only after Minsk agreements are implemented
The Prime Minister of Finland, Juha Sipilä, stated that negotiations on lifting the EU’s sanctions against Russia will be held only after the implementation of the Minsk agreements, as was reported by the Yle broadcasting company.
Sipilä was skeptical about the possible abolition of the EU sanctions against Russia and due to the lack of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
Finland, according to the Prime Minister, fully supports the common EU line in this regard.
"The EU …
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Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine assured that his country will maintain sanctions against Russia
Japan will continue sanctions against Russia due to its aggression in Ukraine, as stated by the Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine, Sumi Shigeki, during a visit by the President of Ukraine to the main military hospital, the President’s press service reported.
According to their report, Poroshenko visited the outpatient and endoscopic center for abdominal surgery, where the ambassador of Japan presented the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak, a certificate for a new video endoscope …
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The president of the European Commission favored maintaining sanctions against Russia
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, stated in an interview with the French regional newspaper Quest-France that he considers it necessary to maintain sanctions against Russia.
“If we point Russia to the fact that sanctions against it will be maintained, this country will understand such language and draw necessary conclusions. However, if we demonstrate that there is a possibility of lifting sanctions, Russia will definitely benefit from it,” Juncker stated. The …
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Ukraine agrees with Sweden on sanctions against Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström to discuss, and agree with, Sweden’s position on sanctions against Russia.
According to the press service of the President, the issues of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, and the introduction of the EU visa-free regime for Ukrainians, were also discussed during the meeting.
Wallström spoke about the need to extend the sanctions against Russia, while Poroshenko thanked Sweden for …
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Canada puts more Russian officials on its sanctions list
Canada has imposed sanctions against 15 Russian officials, including six deputies of Russia’s State Duma (Russian Parliament) from the Crimea. This was reported in a press release published on the Canadian Government website.
“In order to maintain the necessary pressure on Russia until it fully complies with its international obligations with respect to Ukraine, the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations have been amended to list 15 additional separatist individuals, including six …
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European Commission President sees no argument for lifting sanctions on Russia
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, stated in his interview to Euronews that he sees no argument for lifting sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation for its occupation of the Crimea and aggression in the Donbas.
“So far, I haven’t seen any argument for an immediate lifting of sanctions imposed against Russia. I would like to have an agreement with Russia that would go beyond ordinary boundaries; I mean that there is no security in Europe without Russia,” …