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Disinfo: Brussels wants to lift anti-Russian sanctions

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Brussels wants to lift anti-Russian sanctions. Relations between Moscow and Brussels soured due to the situation in Ukraine, after Crimea decided by public vote to secede from Kiev and rejoin Russia.

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As Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union, stressed on 14 March 2016, the full implementation of the Minsk agreements is a key element for any substantial change in EU-Russia relations (bit.ly/1QZRbOC), . Relations between Moscow and Brussels soured following the illegal annexation of Crimea and the deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.

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  • Reported in: Issue 30
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 06/06/2016
  • Language/target audience: English
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Anti-Russian, Sanctions, Crimea
  • Outlet: sputniknews.com

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