The statement by the President of the European Council Donald Tusk that the EU and the US do not have quite the same positions on Russia should be considered in the context of sanctions.

This opinion was expressed in the commentary to the "Observer" by the director of the Institute of Political Analysis and International Studies, Sergei Tolstov.

"The EU is going to extend sanctions, but in the US there is no definite position. Perhaps, there are some problems in the Donets Basin as well, "he said..

"Everything rests on Minsk agreements. But this is a purely declarative approach. You can talk about the lack of alternative to "Minsk", but this is neither cold nor hot. The US does not want to do anything in this respect. They are waiting for the EU to achieve something, "Tolstov summed up..

As reported by the "Observer", Trump said that Russia must answer for the Crimea and the Donbass.

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