Russia has asked the UN Secretary General António Guterres urged the international community to lift sanctions, since they prevent the effective fight against coronavirus. Its appeal Russian diplomats published on the official Twitter page of the Russian Federation Mission to the UN.
In it they, in particular, stated:
We can not allow political accounts stand in the way to save lives. It is time for global solidarity.
This statement was also supported by the Russian Federation, Cuba, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Chinese People's Republic, North Korea, Islamic Republic of Iran and Nicaragua. They have called for the lifting of restrictions, interfering fight COVID-19, and urged the international community to global solidarity.
Now, in many countries, support sanctions against Russia, becoming more popular pursuit of their cancellation.
for example, Bundestag deputy Anton Friesen, which is part of the Foreign Relations Committee, He demanded the lifting of restrictions against the Russian Federation, to support the German economy during the pandemic coronavirus. he calculated, Germany due to anti-Russian sanctions annually loses about 8 billion euros.
