EU sanctions against Russian citizens and firms were extended for six months on Thursday as the bloc sought to maintain pressure on supporters of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
The sanctions affect 146 people and 37 firms — most of them Russian — that are accused of supporting Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
An Eastern European diplomat told POLITICO there is “solid proof” those on the sanctions list continue to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty: “Some of these people are members of the Duma [the Russian parliament] and have voted for laws that cement the illegal integration of …read more
Source: European Voice
