EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, binds to the end of the sanctions to success of the Minsk agreement

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EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, binds to the end of the sanctions to success of the Minsk agreement

EU Commission chief Juncker is at an economic forum in St. Petersburg. An end to the EU sanctions against Russia is possible, he says. But only if the peace plan for Ukraine.

EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has made the full implementation of the peace agreement to the conflict in Ukraine as a condition for a lifting of economic sanctions against Russia. Juncker said in a speech at the economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, had been received by the contractual partner of the Minsk agreement, and, therefore, obligations. “The next step is clear: the full implementation of the agreements.” The only way the economy could be lifted sanctions.

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The EU had imposed because of the conflict with Pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimea since July 2014 comprehensive economic sanctions against Russia. This will depend, among other things, against Russian state-owned banks, the Export and import of military goods, as well as the important Russian Oil and gas industry. Until the end of the month, the EU will have to decide States whether to extend the sanctions.

Minsk peace agreement are not implemented

The Minsk peace agreement of February 2015, provides for, among other things, an end to the fighting and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contested areas in Eastern Ukraine. In the agreement, the EU countries and the G7 group agreed, said Juncker.

A “stable and democratic Ukraine”, the set of its economic transition, is also good for Russia, its economy and its citizens, said the President of the EU Commission. He wants to meet on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

pab/mak (AFP, RTR)