Update The European Union and Ukraine will temporarily not closely economic collaboration. The application of a previously agreed trade agreement is delayed, at least that should contribute to the peace process in Ukraine until 1 January 2016 and is due to Russian objections. Meanwhile enter the United States sanctions against Russia further.
That made European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht afternoon in Brussels announced after consultations with the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Minister of Economic Affairs.
The Russians expressed strong criticism of the intensified cooperation between neighboring Ukraine and the EU and threatened all with countermeasures. They fear being harmed. The Ukrainian government and Brussels will continue their efforts to take the Russian concerns, says De Gucht.
The EU is prepared to make available to Ukraine next month loans worth 760 million if certain conditions are met, such as economic reform and fighting corruption. This is EU commission president José Manuel Barroso said at a conference in Kiev, said the Friday beforehand scattered text.
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The United States carry sanctions against Russia further. The measures are aimed against the Russian banking, energy and defense sectors. The White House Thursday gave all that the sanctions would be implemented. Together with the tighter measures in Europe Even those sanctions in state banks and major Russian energy and defense companies.
Because the measures also take Sberbank, are all major Russian state banks are now blacklisted by the United States That banks can collect any money on the American market. Sanctions by
Commenting on the new sanctions announced Russia to participate soon. Countermeasures Moscow spoke of a “hostile step” of the United States It is not yet known what measures Russia will be.
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