Russia will extend antisanctions for the year

The Russian government will make the president a proposal to extend antisanctions until December 31, 2018. This was stated by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Interfax reports.

On June 28, the EU authorities extended the effect of economic sanctions against Russia for six months, until January 31, 2018.

“Unfortunately, our European partners continue the non-constructive line in relation to our state, once again the policy prevails over the economy and, in general, by large, on common sense,” Medvedev said, noting that Russia “will react adequately”.

On June 20, the US Department of Finance expanded the sanctions list compiled against Russia after the conflict in Ukraine. The list was, including the private military company Wagner and its head Dmitry Utkin, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin Concord Catering, which oversees Crimea, deputy head of the Ministry of Economic Development Sergei Nazarov.

The European Union and the United States imposed anti -Russian sanctions after Crimea became part of the Russian Federation in 2014. In response, Moscow established an embargo on the import of products from countries joining sanctions against Russia.