Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov. Archival photoSt. Petersburg, 17 Jun. Russia does not expect the EU to lift sanctions with the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told RIA Novosti. automatic lifting of sanctions, but we did not expect this. We somehow got used to living with them,» he told the agency. Earlier, a high-ranking European source in Brussels said that the European Union's sanctions against Russia would be lifted if the Russian special operation in Ukraine stops and threats to the security of this country and the EU will be removed.
