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The European Union is ready to go back on Monday announced further sanctions against Russia, if applicable Friday ceasefire in eastern Ukraine will be maintained – said on Sunday the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
– If a ceasefire is in force and / or begin peace talks, we are ready to withdraw the sanctions – said Van Rompuy in an interview with Belgian TV station VRT.
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“Since the peace between us and the next big step”
– The main thing was to reach agreement on a truce. Several incidents took place. We have to wait for the assessment of whether are repeated, or whether they were isolated incidents – he added.
The head of the European Council believes that it is difficult to persuade Russia to participate in “serious negotiations” and agreed and announced in Friday truce in eastern Ukraine is “indeed an important step, but only one.”
– Do not forget that before the ceasefire killed nearly 2,000 people. The achievement of peace between us and the next big step, talks should begin as soon as possible – he stressed.
The new package of sanctions
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The new package of sanctions against Russia, agreed on Friday by the ambassadors of EU countries on Monday has yet to be approved by the Member States in the written procedure.
According to diplomats restrictions include, among others, expanded the list of people banned from entering the EU, freezing of assets, credit restrictions against Russian companies and the ban on exports to Russia of dual-use.
The sanctions have to touch Russian companies – Gazprom Bank, Gazprom Neft (Gazprom’s oil subsidiary) and, according to the newspaper “Financial Times” also concern Rosneft. According to unofficial reports, the list of sanctioned no Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
On Saturday, Russia announced that it will respond to further EU sanctions.
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