CSPAN3 Politics Public Policy Today December 12, 2014
Referred to on sanctions is in the context of the additional more severe sanctions which were imposed by the United States and by europe late this summer in response to the intervention in donbass. And these should be understood as separate baskets. Vice President Biden and others have been very clear that for the United States, a prerequisite for discussing the relaxation of sanctions is full implementation of the minsk agreement to include the withdrawal of all russian fighters and heavy equipment, the restoration of ukranian control over the border monitored and the release of all prisoners...