- 30 May 2015
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European foreign policy service called the ban on entry into Russia 89 European officials arbitrary and unjustified measure.
In a statement, the service noted that Russia gave the EU list included under its sanction officials but provided no information on legal grounds for its decision and the criteria on basis of which the stop list.
“We believe this measure is completely arbitrary and unjustified, especially in the absence of any further clarification and transparency” , – stated in the service.
Previously, the policy of the European Union informed of the ban on entry into the Russian Federation, which Moscow made against several dozen officials from various countries
Just a “black list” were 89 European politicians and military commanders. According to representatives of the EU, such a solution the Russian side explained responses to European sanctions imposed on a group of Russian officials after the annexation of the Crimea and the conflict in the east of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, several European politicians said that pride themselves on being hit in the “black list” drawn up by the Russian authorities in response to international sanctions against Russia.
A member of European Parliament from Sweden, Anna Maria Bildt said it will remain committed to peace and freedom in Ukraine.
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg, also made the list, said that he was “club very decent people”.
The Russian Foreign Ministry were unavailable for comment.
” right about Putin’s “
On Friday, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte told a news conference that Russia has banned the entry of two Dutch parliamentarians and MEPs representing the Netherlands.
“Yesterday ( on Thursday – Bi-bi-si ) Russia gave several European embassies the list of people who can no longer travel to Russia”, – said Rutte.
Note Rutte sounded due to the fact that earlier on Friday became aware of the ban on entry to Russia three Dutch deputies. One of them, Louis Bonte, critically commented on the annexation of the Crimea. He also believes that Russia is directly responsible for the deaths of flight MH-17 “Malaysian Airlines’ shot down over the Donbas summer 2014.
” The three MPs, including myself, do not want to see in Russia over Ukraine . This proves that we were right about Putin, “- wrote Bonthe Friday.
The MP has not recently been in Russia and was not going to go there. He said that he was in the “black list” because of his criticism of Russia and President Putin, which he called “a rogue KGB”.
For information on receiving a letter warning of the prohibition of certain officials to enter Russia, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. The document signed by the head of department Didier Reinders reported that the list contains 89 names. Letter Reinders published by Belgian MEP Marc Demesmeker.
“Putin introduced me to the” black list. “Too much honor for me, Mr. Putin,” – commented Demesmeker this document in his “Twitter”.
Confidential stop list?
Swedish Foreign Ministry confirmed that the list includes eight subjects of the kingdom, but declined to disclose their names.
In Dutch Foreign Ministry also confirmed the existence of the document, adding that Moscow was asked to maintain the confidentiality of the letter.
According to Rutte, Russia created its “black list” in response to the EU sanctions imposed on Russian officials.
One of the interlocutors Agence France Presse in diplomatic circles in Brussels said that in recent months, Russia has repeatedly forbade entry to the European politicians, but Moscow still did not disclose the full list of those forbidden to cross the Russian border .
“We have noticed that the Russian authorities have decided to expand the list. We have no other information on the laws, criteria and process [compilation" black list "], – representative said.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte also believes that Russia’s sanctions list “is not based on international law, is not transparent and can not be challenged in court”.
A complete list of the names of allegedly caught in the “black list “was published the Finnish radio YLE.
Among them – the leader of the Liberals in the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of Belgium Guy Verhofstadt, who called for an independent international investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, MEP from” green “Heidi Hautala, whose name is associated with the adoption of the “Magnitsky Act” in the European Union, as well as former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
Germany demanded that Russia make the list public and explain the procedure by which it can be challenged.
Earlier this week, “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” referring to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov reported that Moscow will consider the possibility to make public “black lists”.
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