Brussels, 30/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - On 30 January Russia responded strongly to the announced extension of European sanctions and preparation for further sanctions. It called on the EU to reflect on its policy (see EUROPE 11242).
“It is high time for the EU to ponder a sanctions standoff as being unpromising and only harmful to the people”, Russia's foreign minister stated in a press release. “Brussels' one-sided interpretation of the situation in the Ukrainian domestic conflict...