The head of Estonia tried to convince to the containment policy with respect to Russia
The head of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves believes that early to talk about the normalization of relations Between the EU and Russia, which should be applied the policy of containment.
According to the office of the Estonian President Ilves spoke at the ongoing in Vienna retreat of the Munich security conference, where discussion was held on the theme " Relations Between the EU, USA and Russia."
"Normal Relations Between the EU and Russia do not have the opportunity to be restored and continue as long as Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the flights of Russian aircraft without transponders (devices for automatic identification of aircraft - ed.) in international airspace and the kidnapping of EU citizens within the Union," Ilves said, referring to the case of the accused in Russia of espionage and illegal border crossing employee Estonian intelligence Kohora, reports RIA " Novosti ". By assumption the Estonian side, Kohler was abducted in Estonia near the border Luhamaa border line with the Pskov region and threatened the use of weapons delivered to the Russian Federation. According to the FSB of Russia, Kohler was arrested in the Pskov region with special equipment for covert recording, gun and 5 thousand Euros. Review of the head of Estonia and Russia regarding the necessary policy of containment, " which means not isolating violated international rules Russia, and strong blocking (her) expansionist attempts." The key to solving the ongoing conflict in the Donbass, said Ilves, " are the reforms and modernization of Ukraine, which Western countries have the opportunity to make an even greater contribution in the form of support to the government of Ukraine ". However, a source close to the leadership of the EU, said before Wednesday that a formal opinion on the extension of the economic sanctions of the EU against Russia will be made on the first day of the week at the Council of foreign Ministers of EU countries. Before the media reported that the foreign Minister of the European Union have the possibility to take an opinion on the extension of economic sanctions against Russia at the meeting of Ministers of foreign Affairs in Luxembourg on 22 June.
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