Putin: Russia ready to lift sanctions first, if certain that EU will follow suit

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<p>‘R ssia co l lift the sa ctio s it has impose o the EU, b t to make s ch a co cessio , it wo l ee to be certai that reciprocal meas res wo l follow a that it wo l ’t be “o ce agai eceive ” by its Wester part ers, R ssia Presi e t Vla imir P ti sai .</p>
<p>Speaki g at the St. Petersb rg I ter atio al Eco omic For m (SPIEF) o Fri ay, P ti a o ce that Moscow might lift the sa ctio s that were p t i place as a co ter-meas re to a ti-R ssia restrictio s.</p>
<p>“We m st be s re that these ilateral meas res take by R ssia will be followe by reciprocal steps, which wo ’t be – as o e famo s classic has sai – a o e step forwar , two steps back,” he a e , referri g to a well-k ow phrase coi e by Vla imir Le i .’</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/347187-p ti -e -sa ctio s-lifte /? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: P ti : R ssia rea y to lift sa ctio s first, if certai that EU will follow s it</a></p>