Against US Strategy: Spain Calls for End to Confronting Russia!

• Against US Strategy: Spain Calls for End to Confronting Russia! 
  by (German Economic News), via http://russia-insider.com/en 
  Madrid has recently joined the growing club of EU nations objecting to anti-Russian sanctions.
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  The article originally appeared at German Economic News. Translated for RI by Anita Zalaldinova
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  Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo spoke out against anti-Russian sanctions during his state visit to Moscow. These sanctions, he said, are harmful for both sides. Prior to this, Hungary, Italy, Greece and Cyprus had spoken out against the sanctions as well.
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  Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday that the continuation of anti-Russian sanctions or their extension basically depend on ‘whether the agreements on Ukraine are complied with or not’. The sanctions are not advantageous for either side, EU Observer quoted García-Margallo.
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  In addition, there is no need for the extension of sanctions. Since the rebels in Ukraine withdrew their heavy weapons on the basis of the Minsk peace agreement which they thus obey. This is a positive development. The EU also needs to take into account Russia interests while developing its relations with Ukraine. García-Margallo added that the food sanctions of the Kremlin had affected the Spanish economy.
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