EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini reiterated her last week’s statement saying the EU sanctions would not work on their own.

The sanctions should be accompanied by the reforms in Ukraine and the dialogue with Russia that must be reset, she said.

Earlier, Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told TASS, “The EU is objectively close to exhaustion of its sanction potential. This is so in terms of political will and their economic capabilities."