EU extended sanctions against Russia – BBC Russian

EU extended sanctions against Russia – BBC Russian

• January 29, 2015

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At the demonstration in Lviv, calls on the EU to draw attention to the suffering of Mariupol

The Foreign Ministers of the EU meeting in Brussels decided to extend for six months the first package of sanctions against Russian officials and pro-Russian separatists.

This is due to the intensified fighting in eastern Ukraine and its role in This Russia.

Agreed on the Brussels meeting decisions must be confirmed by February 12 at the summit of the European Union. At this summit, as the correspondent of the BBC B, can be discussed and additional sanctions in the financial sector, which is necessary for the adoption of coordination with the United States.

“a clear signal to Russia”

“We have demonstrated that the EU is ready go to the introduction of new measures in the coming weeks, if the situation does not change for the better “- said the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Bert Koenders said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the EU agreed with the decision and called it “a clear signal of Russia”, reports the Associated Press.

From the EU expected a clear response, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

In March 2014 the EU imposed a ban on entry into its territory and froze the assets of persons associated with the annexation of the Crimea Ukrainian Russia.

Calls for increased pressure on Russia became even more intense after the bombing of Mariupol over the weekend, which killed 30 civilians and injured dozens. Foreign observers pointed out that, according to preliminary estimates, the firing was conducted from areas in rebel hands.

Military intervention is possible

In the event of intensified fighting and attempts to storm Mariupol require a clear response, told reporters Thursday in Brussels, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Germany and its partners in the EU rule, however, its own military intervention in the conflict in Ukraine.

On the eve of the EU feared that Greece could not support the position of the other. But Nikos Kotsias, apparently voted as all

NATO says Russia continues to actively support the separatists, armed with are now hundreds of Russian tanks and armored vehicles.

Moscow denied direct involvement in the fighting in eastern Ukraine, recognizing that in the ranks of the separatists fighting Russian volunteers.