Kaveshnikov: EU may start to remove sanctions against Russia
The European Union can come to the decision that the new sanctions pressure against the Russian Federation, and also on the need of gradual removal of the main part of the punishment in case of progress in terms of the observance of the truce in the East of Ukraine, according to respondents Last news professionals.
The leaders of the member countries of the EU at the conference on Thursday expressed cautious support for the progress of the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and did not discuss either fresh or mitigation of the old restrictive measures, confirming the extension of the sanctions list on the first day of the week.
Head of European security, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Danilov believes that the EU did not include consideration of new anti-punishment in the agenda of the summit as " currently the story is about a pretty major turning point associated with the reached in Minsk agreements."
according to him, " here is the European Union's priority to take a pause." It seems to me that everything will be depending on the way in the near future in the European Union will be appreciated the efforts of Russia, and this, for its part, will be largely due to the fact, how will things develop after fifteen February (when will the ceasefire in the East of Ukraine), " believes Danilov.
the specialist believes that Brussels may well come to a decision on the premature introduction of new penalties in regard to Russia ". He said that the EU " is adjudged to be in an increasingly difficult position because of the need to follow their own sanctions logic." Within the European Union seriously grow objections in connection with the sanctions measures of the European Union towards Russia, " drew attention Danilov.
"in reality, the EU, if it is decided not to impose the following sanctions against Russia, would quite clear and very important political signal to Moscow that is associated with the fact that the EU and Russia have the opportunity to continue to move in this direction, that is, to cooperate in the context of Ukrainian settlement and at the same time apply it to reduce the mutual conflict of interest, and among them the sanctions field," concludes the analyst.
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