John McCain: in many European countries against sanctions – Kommersant

Some European countries are looking for a way to escape from the tough sanctions against Russia, said US Senator John McCain. “I think it is obvious that is a lot of discussion among the Europeans to lift the sanctions … Many countries are looking for” exit sign “. I have a few months I heard that in many countries, especially in Germany, there is pressure on the lifting of sanctions “, – he said Mr. McCain said, adding that the final decision of the European countries in this regard will be” to some extent depend on American leadership. “

The members of the European Union are likely to discuss the lifting of sanctions against Russia in private in the fields of the upcoming Munich Security Conference, said John McCain. “It will not be (obsuzhdatsya.- ” b “) opened the conference, but there will be a lot of talk among the representatives of Europe” – said Mr. McCain. He added that any talk of lifting sanctions against Russia “will include discussions on other sites, which will not be open”, reports “RIA Novosti».

Recall, on the eve of the planned for mid-February an international security conference in Munich – the largest forum for the discussion of problems in this area – the organizers have released an analytical report on the situation in the world. In its preparation have been involved authoritative experts from different countries. This is the second survey of its kind; first, released a year ago, was entitled “destroys the world order: defenders inactive.” The name of the second report – “Cross-border crises, reckless and destructive forces helpless defenders” – indicates that from the point of view of experts, the world situation has only worsened. As follows from the document, to blame and Russia.

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