“Mr. Mariani has a balanced and realistic approach to the issue of sanctions; he spoke about this more than once when he was in Russia. The problem is different: not the French parliament, but the executive branch of the European Union and its authorized representatives in different countries (make decisions on the extension of sanctions. - RT ). Just a few days ago, they recommended the EU Council to renew once again for six months the sanctions on the Crimean issue, Ukraine, ”the senator said.
At some point, European countries will come to understand the need to lift sanctions, the politician said. He noted that currently the EU countries are suffering losses in connection with their sanctions policy.
“So far, parliamentarians are not able to overcome this trend, which reigns in the European Union and which acts on the recommendations of Washington,” Jabarov added.
Mariani previously called the lifting of sanctions the first step in improving relations with Russia.