President of Austria Heinz Fisher supports the lifting of sanctions against Russia and said this would be “within the framework of the EU”. The statement was made during his official trip to Moscow, where Fisher met the Chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament Sergey Naryshkin.

“This issue is worrying us, and I can answer immediately: wherever I go, I am always frank when saying that sanctions are harming both sides,” the Austrian President said. He also emphasize...