Extension of sanctions means a new embargo list

Extension of sanctions means a new embargo list
Publishedо 25 June, 2015

The heads of foreign ministers - members of the European Union - passed a resolution to increase the period of sanctions on Russia until January 31, 2016.  There were Tweets from Susanne Kiefer about that; she is the press officer for the Foreign Affairs Council. In response to that Russia will provide an additional list of goods with embargo. On June 22  Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko were directed to make an appeal to the President with a proposal to extend the embargo and expand the list of goods that fall under the ban, as well as to prepare a Government Resolution. According to the press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, Russia will agree with the sanctions of the West .

According to the speech of the President of Russia at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, because of Russian sanctions and counter-sanctions the EU has already lost about $ 100 billion.