Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said his country condemns the West’s double standards, including anti-Russian sanctions. He said this in an interview with the agency. DEA News.
The diplomat noted that Europe and the United States imposed sanctions on Russia after the events in Crimea, but refrained from any action against Israel, which had “occupied Palestinian lands for the past 55 years.”
“This is really a reflection of the double standards that we do not accept, and I know that Russia does not accept them,” said the Palestinian Foreign Minister.
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, spoke after the EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev. declarationIt was reported that the European Union will continue to work on new sanctions, including the tenth package against Russia.
Following the summit, the EU and Ukraine urged all countries to join the sanctions against Russia and help combat the imposed restrictions.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission on February 3, after the summit in Kiev statedThat the tenth package of anti-Russian sanctions against the Russian Federation includes restrictions of 10 billion euros.
Source: Gazeta
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