The US imposed penalties against the six deputies of the state Duma of the Crimea
The US imposed fresh penalties against Russia on Ukraine, adding six deputies of the state Duma of the Crimea, including the former Deputy Chairman of the Crimean government Ruslan Balbec, notified the U.S. Treasury on the first day of the week.
in the list of penalties included Ruslan Balbec, Konstantin Bakharev, Andrei Kozenko, Svetlana Savchenko, Paul Spirov, Dmitry Belik, Treasury said in the release, RIA " Novosti ". Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. EU countries, USA and Canada in the spring of 2014 imposed against Russia 1st package of sanctions, then it was extended. In response, Russia in the last month of summer 2014 has imposed retaliatory punishment, which has spread to agro-industrial products from USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. Crimea and Sevastopol became part of Russia according to the results of the March referendum in 2014. Reunification with Russia was supported by 96, 77% of Crimean residents and 95, 6% of Sevastopol. 21 Mar 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of the Crimea and Sevastopol a part of Russia, and also the decree about formation of the Crimean Federal district. The leadership of Russia many times stated that the inhabitants of Crimea democratically in full compliance with international law and the UN Charter voted for Reunification with Russia. As drew the attention of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the question of Crimea is closed completely.
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