MOSCOW: Russia on Friday blasted the European Union for extending economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, insisting the punitive measures would not make Moscow change course.
The foreign ministry said in a statement that it viewed the move as “a continuation of the short-sighted policy of Brussels” and that it was “absurd” to link them to a failure to make progress on a peace deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine.
“In essence the European Union has with its own hands made EU-Russian relations hostage to the irresponsible games of the Ukrainian authorities,” the statement said.
The EU measures target the oil, financial …read more
Source: The Manila Times
