Hughes Mingarelli does not believe that sactions against Russia would be lifted

The new head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Ambassador Hughes Mingarelli has said that it is hard to say if the sanctions against Russia would be expanded in 2017.EU member countries are still to discus the sanctions in the period from late October until the end of this year, he said at his first press conference in Kyiv . He cannot say what would be the results of the discussions.He does not believe that the sanctions would be lifted in the near future. He said that it is better to wait for the discussion of the issue.