The European Parliament urged the lifting of sanctions on the heads of the security services Russia – RBC

During the meeting in the European Parliament in July 2015

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The sanctions against the leaders of Russian special services should be removed, the group said in a letter to MEPs. In their opinion, it is necessary for the fight against terrorism

Group of the European Parliament urged the lifting of the sanctions against the leaders of the Russian special services in order to improve cooperation between the EU and Russia to combat terrorism. The letter was published in the online edition of The Independent.

According to deputies, Russia thanks to its position in Syria “has access to valuable information on LIH (the organization banned in Russia).” “We may not agree on all the issues and to introduce painful sanctions. But there are goals and interests, which require us to overcome the desire to punish. Take, for example, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to improve relations with Russia to enhance national security, although Moscow is working closely with Iran, a major and powerful enemy of Israel in the region “, – stated in the letter

At the same time indicated. that the sanctions imposed on the heads of the Federal Security Service and the foreign intelligence Service Alexander Bortnikov and Mikhail Fradkov, respectively.

«How can we explain that these sanctions are in our own interests, the interests of Europeans, when you know the possible consequences that can result in termination or weakening of the exchange of information between the two countries? “- questioned the deputies. They emphasize that the attack on the Paris and Brussels “bitterly reminded us that cooperation is far from being optimal.” “If we continue to weaken cooperation with Russia in this field, we will continue to put our citizens in danger”, -. Indicated in the letter

«geo-economic warfare that takes place between Russia and the EU should no longer stand on ways to fight terrorism “- also emphasize the deputies, calling” to revive cooperation in the field

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The letter was signed by 12 deputies, ten of them are representatives of the European People’s party, which Euroobserver calls” conservative. “.