The building of the State Duma of the Russian FederationSIMFEROPOL, February 21 State Duma deputy from the Republic of Crimea Leonid Babashov and deputy The State Dumas from Sevastopol Tatyana Lobach told RIA Novosti that their inclusion in the EU sanctions lists did not come as a surprise to them, there is nothing surprising in this decision. On Monday, the European Union expanded the sanctions in force since 2014 against Russian and Ukrainian individuals and organizations «for undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine», adding five new defendants to the list, follows from a document published in the official journal of the EU. In particular, three State Duma deputies from Crimea and Sevastopol, Aleksey Chernyak, Leonid Babashov and Tatyana Lobach, as well as two representatives of the leadership of the Sevastopol Electoral Committee, Nina Faustova and Alexander Chmykhalov, were sanctioned.
Russia has strengthened resistance to sanctions, Borrell said»This did not come as a surprise to me. For me personally, this decision does not bear any losses,» Babashov told RIA Novosti. the introduction of personal sanctions is not surprising. «I love Russia, but the EU will wait. The moment has come when the Russians need to unite, and what the EU introduces is their personal problems and difficulties. My whole life is connected with Russia, so these sanctions are on me will not affect in any way,» Lobach told RIA Novosti. Kotov
