The Latvian foreign Ministry believes that the possibility of strengthening EU sanctions against Russia
Minister of foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgar Rinkevich has not excluded that the penalties against Russia from the EU will be tightened due to the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine.
in the area of Marinci on Wednesday, fierce battles, the parties accused each other in the attacks. Ukrainian law enforcers told that due to the worsening situation in the area, the Military used against the militia near Donetsk heavy equipment, which had previously been allotted to the rear according to the Minsk agreements.
"If the situation will improve, and the Minsk agreement is implemented, we can talk about mitigation of punishment, but now it seems that the situation is moving in the direction of increasing the penalties," said the foreign Minister in interview to the Latvian TV channel LNT.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat citizens of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 4 thousand people.
One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev Authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories.
the results of the last meeting of the contact group 6 may present turned out to form four sub-working groups on specific aspects of de-escalation of the conflict.
Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA.
The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news
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