"We know that different points of view are expressed within the European Union, but this stage, when almost half of the member states start to insist on lifting the sanctions, shows that when such decisions are made, based on collective responsibility, mechanically, following the US partners… then it becomes very difficult to ‘pull back’," Lavrov said during a press conference in Moscow.
Following Crimea's reunification with Russia in March 2014, Washington imposed punitive sanctions against Moscow, ranging from individual travel bans and asset freezes to curbs on Russia's key economic sectors.
The European Union followed the US example, but many leaders in the bloc soon reversed their stance, opposing economic sanctions.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, currently on her first visit to the United States since taking office, said on Tuesday that sanctions toward Russia were "flexible" and could be "scaled up and down."
sputniknews.com
21/1/15
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Lavrov: circa la metà dei paesi UE vuole la revoca delle sanzioni ...
ReplyDeleteCirca la metà dei paesi UE vuole la revoca delle sanzioni imposte alla Russia, ha dichiarato oggi il ministro degli Esteri Sergej Lavrov, parlando in una conferenza stampa a Mosca.
Secondo Lavrov, la misura in cui i partner europei vogliono abrogare le sanzioni contro la Russia dimostra che quando le decisioni vengono prese sulla base di solidarietà formale e per allinearsi al partner americano, in seguito diventa molto difficile “innestare la retromarcia”.
http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2015_01_21/282288316/
21/1/15