Western sanctions against Russia are needed not only to end aggression against Ukraine, they are needed by Europe, because they make it stronger.

This is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin said in an interview with the Austrian magazine Profil, Ukrinform reports..

"We need sanctions not as a strategy, but as an instrument to force Russia to comply with Minsk agreements and stop the occupation of the Crimea. As soon as the Russians leave the Donbass, it will be possible to gradually remove the sanctions. Here we have nothing against it, "said Klimkin.

According to him, the issue of sanctions is not only about Ukraine, but also whether Europe is still based on rules or will continue to tolerate Russia's aggressive actions.

"Sanctions are the only defense and the only line between good and evil that the West has spent when Russia violated all agreements.

The absence of sanctions means the absence of a distinction between international law and lawlessness. Without sanctions, Europe would be different, weaker, "the Ukrainian Foreign Minister stressed..

He gave advice to Europeans: "Learn from our mistakes, always listen to what Russia says not in person, but behind your back".

As reported by the "Observer", the US Senate supported the strengthening of sanctions against Russia.

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