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Paris Summons Russian Ambassador Alexei Meshkov Published May 5th, 2021 - 06:49 GMT French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin arrive at the Palace of Versailles, near Paris, as they meet for talks on May 29, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Francois Mori) Highlights France Summons Russian Ambassador Alexei Meshkov After Moscow s latest sanctions Russian Ambassador to France Alexei Meshkov has been summoned to the country’s Foreign Ministry over Moscow’s decision to impose retaliatory sanctions on a number of European officials Also Read “We strongly condemn the measures announced on Friday, April 30, by the Russian authorities against a number of European officials… We confirm our solidarity and express our support for them,” France’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll said in a statement on Tuesday. ....
Russia has blacklisted eight officials from different European Union countries, including the head director of the Estonian Language Inspectorate (Keeleinspektsioon) Ilmar Tomusk. The Russian foreign ministry announced on Friday that banning another eight EU officials comes in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens in the EU in March. The Kremlin also recently placed Estonia, the U.S, the U.K, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Poland, Ukraine and the Czech Republic on its unfriendly list. Altogether, Russia banned three officials from the Baltic states: Ivars Abolins, chairman of Latvia s National Electronic Media Council; Maris Baltins, director of the Latvian State Language Center; and Ilmar Tomusk, head of Estonia s Language Inspectorate, Reuters reported. ....
European Parliament president hopes Russia will lift sanctions against him According to David Sassoli, his ban is not personal but affects the head of parliament to punish the whole institution ROME, May 3. /TASS/. President of the European Parliament David Sassoli has expressed optimism that sanctions imposed against him by Moscow will be lifted and he will be able to pay a visit to Moscow in the foreseeable future, he said in an interview published in La Stampa on Monday. According to Sassoli, his ban is not personal but affects the head of parliament to punish the whole institution. We believe in dialogue, the force of diplomacy, multipolarity, trade, we are not moving troops and we are not aggressive, he said. I hope that this measure (entry ban - TASS) will be quickly lifted and I will be able to go to Moscow to discuss human rights and political freedoms. I think that the nation of this great country expects and deserves it, Sassoli said when asked if he be ....
Moscowâs envoy to EU summoned over Russian countermeasures According to the Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU Peter Stano, Brussels views the Russian sanctions against EU officials as lacking any legal justification BRUSSELS, May 3. /TASS/. The EU has summoned Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov for a meeting with the secretary general of the European External Action Service after Moscow imposed retaliatory sanctions against European officials, Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU Peter Stano told a briefing in Brussels on Monday. Yes, the Russian ambassador has been summoned, he should be received in the afternoon by the secretary general of the European External Action Service, he said, reiterating that Brussels views the Russian sanctions against EU officials as lacking any legal justification which was previously expressed in statements by the European Commission, the ....