Kyiv, 22 September 2016, 09:04 — REGNUM Vice-President Joe Biden during the last personal meeting warned the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko about the danger of the lifting of sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia.
it is reported by Reuters, information on September 22 reprinted many Central Ukrainian media.
“… Ukraine needs to fulfill his promise to undertake political and economic reforms, otherwise the EU may lift sanctions against Russia,” said Biden, speaking at the Council on foreign relations in new York.
According to the source, he further said: “We know if Ukraine will give the EU, there are at least five countries right now who are ready to say, “We don’t want to participate in the sanctions against Moscow. Every week since the crisis began in Ukraine two or three hours I’m on the phone with the Ukrainian leadership, calling on him to reform, and persuade Germany, France and Italy to keep sanctions“.
“In Europe is dominated by such sentiments, “Hey, before the change of the President (Poroshenko), it (Ukraine) still belonged to Russia. They had their own puppet. What’s the difference? What the hell is the difference? Why do you force us to participate in those sanctions?,” — said Biden about the current state of Affairs.
according to REGNUM on September 16 the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during the 13th annual meeting of the Yalta European strategy in Kiev said that they would support the lifting of sanctions against Russia, but Moscow continues its aggression in Crimea and Donbass”.”You will see some big changes in the past two years occurred in Russia? No longer a strategic reserve, no economic growth, a significant decline in living standard, there is no upgrade, no investment. Even for the construction of the bridge, the infamous, no money. I can’t do this? No. For if you want to know, I’m the first to support the lifting of sanctions against Russia, when Russia would withdraw from Crimea and East of our country… We do not rejoice that the reduced level of life in Russia, we do not need. But there is another way to motivate Russia to knock them out? This possible extension of sanctions from the European countries,” he added.
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