Kofman: punishment declare the reluctance of the EU to change the situation in Ukraine
The inclusion of a number of politicians self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics in the sanction list of the European Union speaks about the fact that Europe is not interested in normalizing the situation in the East of Ukraine, said Last news of the Minister of foreign Affairs DND Alexander Kofman.
on the first day of the weekend Official printed illustrated edition of the European Union announced new sanctions list (in addition to those that were presented earlier). This time the list includes candidates for the position of the heads and members of parliaments DND and LNR held on November 2 elections, and also Authorized the leadership of the breakaway republics. The defendants in the list now denied entry into the EU, and their assets on the area of the European Union frozen.
Among those who found themselves in the new edition of the sanctions list appears and the foreign Minister DND Alexander Kofman. He participated in the election of the head of the DND on 2 November and took second place, losing to Alexander Zakharchenko.
" The fact that they impose a punishment on a person whose job is to " normalize " relations with the world, and Europe, speaks about the fact that the Union of European States was not interested in this normalization, " says Kaufman.
However, He said that DND in the near future is not planned to conclude with the EU any contracts." Accounts I wasn't there either, so my work is not affected, " said Kofman.
According to the Minister, He was in many European countries and was very fond of the Czech Republic ", but no worries on that entry there for him now will be closed.
Was recently in the Crimea, unintentionally heard the phrase of one girl, who was sitting in the caf? at the next table. In the words of their friends that they now will be hard to get into the European Union, she said, why do I Europe, the Russian Federation had not seen. I haven't seen Siberia, Kamchatka. I dream to visit the Altai and Baikal and will go as soon as the time will come, " said the politician.
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