The EU Council did not receive specific proposals on sanctions against Russia

“As for Russia, some of the meeting participants asked what the best response to events in Russia might be.

But there were no specific proposals, "RIA Novosti quotes him.

According to Borrell, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union is ready to react in the event that “there are appropriate circumstances” and to take action if necessary.

Earlier, the head of the Christian Democratic Union, Armin Lashet, said that "at the moment there are no grounds for lifting the sanctions" against Russia.

On December 10, the summit of the heads of the EU member states decided to extend the economic sanctions against Russia.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on relations between Russia and the EU.