Poroshenko demanded from the EU input new sanctions against Russia

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expressed the hope that the EU Council at a meeting in Brussels on Saturday will make a positive decision to introduce a new package of sanctions against Russia, Interfax reports.

"I have no doubt that the EU Council today, after our discussion, will decide to entrust the European commission to prepare the appropriate decision. They will be made or not, depends on how to quickly demonstrate the progress on de -escalation of the situation," Poroshenko said at a meeting with the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barrosa.

On August 30, the President of Ukraine arrived in Brussels, before meeting with Barroz, he held negotiations with the head of the European Council Herman Van Rompeem.

The night before, the deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Valery Chaly said on the air of the Schuster Live program that the Ukrainian side would turn to the EU during the Visit of Poroshenko with an appeal to introduce an additional package of sanctions against Russia.

In relation to Russia, EU sanctions are already valid, which provide for a ban on the entry and freeze of accounts of Russian officials and close to Russian President Vladimir Putin businessmen, as well as a ban on exporting to Russia of dual -use goods and special oil production.

This time, according to the German edition of Die Welt, the possibility of prohibiting the import of Russian caviar, vodka and diamonds is discussed. In addition, the UK intends to “put pressure” to the European Union with a proposal to disconnect Russia from the SWIFT interbank financial messages system, an unnamed British official told Bloomberg.