SAINT PETERSBURG: EU Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Russia Thursday that the 28-nation bloc will only lift its sanctions if the Kremlin fully implements a Ukraine peace deal.
“The next step is clear: full implementation of the agreement — no more, no less,” Juncker told Russia’s main economic forum in Saint Petersburg ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
“This is the only way to begin our conversation and the only way to lift the economic sanctions that have been imposed.”
During the meeting, part of which was broadcast on Russian state television, Juncker told Putin that “some in Europe weren’t pleased” …read more
Source: The Manila Times
