Moscow is ready to respond to sanctions sanctions Brussels – European Union countries warned the head of the Russian government. Dmitry Medvedev spoke about this at a meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico.
He assured, however, that will be closely watched developments at the EU summit, particularly in relation to having a collapse decision to extend sanctions or photograph them from Russia.
According to Medvedev, if planned at the end of June, the summit will be announced new sanctions against Russia, Moscow responds like. – If you do not, no decisions will be taken, then we hold up the our previous position – said the Russian prime minister. He said that each of the countries of the European Union bears the same responsibility for imposing sanctions on Russia. – Sanctions is a collective responsibility of the Union and all Member States should keep this in mind – quoted Dmitry Medvedev Interfax news agency.
On Tuesday on sanctions also spoke Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. – Russia’s decision ws. To extend its embargo on food from Western countries depends on whether you will be maintained sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow – he said.
– The decision depends on what they will do our partners who imposed sanctions – said Dvorkovich. – If the sanctions will not be canceled, then the embargo will not be canceled. We have of course no reason to cancel something – he explained.
He added that it may be “some point adjustments”, just like last year, when “some of the products turned it off and we plugged”. However, “not planned any radical decisions,” – he concluded.
May 19 Russian veterinary supervision departments have announced that they have approved list of suppliers from Greece, Cyprus and Hungary, who will be admitted to the Russian market after the repeal of its ban on western agricultural products . In case of lifting of the embargo will be allowed into the Russian market about 20 percent. previous providers of these three countries. They meet the requirements of the Eurasian Economic Union, which formed Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan – explained the head of the veterinary services of Sergei Dankwert. Reserved by the fact that the possible repeal of the ban on imports is the responsibility of the Government of the Russian Federation.
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The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced that it will not allow Russia after the lifting of the sanctions, all the earlier provider automatically returned to the Russian market.
Russian government repeatedly signaled that it is ready to soften sanctions against several countries of the European Union. In this context, we mentioned just Greece, Cyprus and Hungary. According to the “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” These three countries are against extending the EU sanctions against Russia.
In April – on the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Ciprasa in Moscow – Economic Development Minister Alexei FR Ulukajew announced that his ministry has already prepared proposals for an embargo against the country. The possibility of leniency also said at the time, the then Minister of Agriculture of Russia Nikolai Fyodorov.
Later Ulukajew reported that Russia is looking for a solution that – on one hand – allow her to alleviate sanctions against Greece and Hungary, on the other – would be consistent with the standards of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In August 2014, Russia imposed an embargo on agricultural and food products from the EU in response to the EU sanctions against Moscow because of its aggressive policy towards Ukraine. In October, Russian embargo was extended. Introducing them, the Russian government has indicated that it will be valid for one year and is renewable.
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