By Adrian Croft
European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to extend economic sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine by six months until Jan. 31, diplomats said, maintaining unity in the West’s tough stance towards Moscow.
The six-month extension was agreed by ambassadors from the 28 EU nations meeting in Brussels.
Ratification of the decision by EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday is expected to be a formality. The procedure means there will be no formal motion on Russia at an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels at the end of next week.
Russian media quoted Finance Minister Anton Siluanov as saying …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
