The EU looks likely to renew sanctions on Russia, as European Council president Donald Tusk and German chancellor Angela Merkel met with French president Francois Hollande during a two-day summit to draw up a plan to appease growing dissent on the issue between the 28 member states, according to Reuters.
Current sanctions on Russia expire in July, but Merkel and Tusk have sought to extend them further – a move which requires unanimous agreement between all 28 EU member states. Cash-strapped Greece and several other EU members, however, have proven less than keen to renew sanctions, as cracks have appeared in …read more
Source: Newsweek
