State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki on Thursday said she has “nothing new to add” to the previously expressed US views regarding Athens’ stance on the issue of sanctions against Russia.

Psaki reiterated the US administration’s confidence that this issue will be debated within the EU. As she said on Wednesday, the United States “appreciates the cooperation of our European partners in implementing the sanctions adopted by the EU, and continues to work with them in helping to end the crisis in Ukraine.”

When asked to comment on Greece’ stance, Psaki had said on Wednesday: “the Greek government, I should say, is only a couple days old. And obviously, we expect they’ll have conversations with a range of countries. There have been in the past, as you know, debates or discussions about what is beneficial or not on EU sanctions leading up to decisions that are made. So that has not been uncommon. I don’t think we’re at the point where we have concern.”

It should be noted that no new economic sanctions were decided by the European foreign ministers, who met yesterday to discuss the latest escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.