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Rinkevics denies EU is secretly preparing new package of sanctions against Russia

BC, Riga, 14.07.2015.Print version
In an interview on this morning's edition of the "Latvijas Neatkariga televizija" (LNT) news program "900 Seconds", Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (Unity) said that the European Union is not secretly preparing another package of sanctions against Russia if the situation in Ukraine deteriorates, reports LETA.

''We have been openly discussing possible proposals amongst EU members if the situation in Ukraine deteriorates, and have been doing so since the previous sanctions were introduced. Our arsenal of possible sanctions is extensive enough, however, I would like to hope that the Minsk agreements will be observed so that such sanctions become unnecessary,'' the Latvian foreign minister said.

 

''We already have plans and lists in place, which we can activate at any time. Of course, this will be decided by all member states, but the prerequisite for introducing harsher sanctions will be the deterioration of the situation in Eastern Ukraine,'' Rinkevics added.






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