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President Poroshenko thanks G7 countries for extending sanctions against Russia
Дата: 30.05.2016 11:00
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko thanked the G7 member countries for their decision to extend sanctions against the Russian Federation and called this event the diplomatic victory of Ukraine.
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G7 leaders keep sanctions against Russia
Дата: 27.05.2016 10:20
G7 countries have kept sanctions against Russia in place until full implementation of the Minsk agreements. This is stated in the final declaration of the G7 Summit held in Japan.
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Tusk: EU sanctions against Russia to remain in place
Дата: 26.05.2016 11:05
The European Union’s economic sanctions against Russia will remain in place until the Minsk agreements are fully implemented, President of the European Council Donald Tusk said on Twitter.
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Mogherini expects EU to extend sanctions against Russia in July
Дата: 19.05.2016 18:55
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini expects that the EU will renew economic sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine when they expire this July. The EU foreign policy chief said this in an interview with German newspaper Die Welt on Thursday, Reuters reports.
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EU continues linking sanctions against Russia with Minsk agreements
Дата: 19.05.2016 16:00
The EU's economic sanctions against Russia are valid until the end of July, while the decision on their fate will be made no later than the end of July, Maja Kocijancic, the press secretary to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice President Federica Mogherini, has stated.
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European Parliament resolution: Sanctions against Russia should be increased
Дата: 12.05.2016 16:10
The European Parliament in its resolution of May 12 stated that pressure on Russia should be increased and sanctions be extended due to the persecutions of representatives of the Crimean Tatar people in temporary occupied Crimea. This is said in a Parliament’s resolution approved in Strasburg on Thursday, Ukrinform reports.
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US protests Russia's suspension of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
Дата: 22.04.2016 11:35
The United States has called on Russia to reverse its decision to suspend the Crimean Tatar Mejlis as an "extremist" organization, Radio Liberty reports.
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G7 opposes lifting Russia sanctions
Дата: 14.04.2016 10:45
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France Jean-Marc Ayrault believes there are no grounds for discussing the issue of lifting sanctions from Russia in the European Union as the implementation of the Minsk Agreements is being blocked.
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Poroshenko, Biden discuss situation in Donbas, extension of sanctions against Russia
Дата: 01.04.2016 11:20
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for a working lunch in Washington on March 31. According to the Ukrainian president’s press service, the sides discussed the development of situation in Donbas.
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Russia moving away from having sanctions lifted – UK Foreign Secretary
Дата: 31.03.2016 11:40
Russia is moving further away from having Western sanctions lifted over its role in the Ukraine crisis, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said to Reuters.
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Poroshenko calls for sanctions on Russia to remain
Дата: 31.03.2016 10:55
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for Western sanctions against Russia for its actions in his country to remain intact. Speaking at a seminar in Washington D.C. on March 30, Poroshenko said the sanctions should stay until the restoration of peace in Ukraine's east and Kyiv's sovereignty over Crimea, Radio Liberty reported.
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Ukraine to discuss sanctions against Russian officials involved in Savchenko case
Дата: 23.03.2016 15:30
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has called on the National Security and Defence Council to consider sanctions against Russian officials involved in the prosecution of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko.
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EU should not rule out strengthening of sanctions against Russia – Grybauskaite
Дата: 18.03.2016 17:40
There is no reason to discuss lifting sanctions against Russia. On the contrary, the strengthening of sanctions should not be ruled out in case of deterioration of the situation in Ukraine, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė said in an interview with The Daily Beast.
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'Savchenko List' may be expanded – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
Дата: 18.03.2016 13:50
The list of individuals engaged in the Nadia Savchenko case who may be subjected to personal sanctions (the so-called Savchenko List) may be expanded, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko has said.
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Poroshenko discussing extension of sanctions against Russia with Hungarian PM
Дата: 17.03.2016 14:30
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Brussels on Thursday.