The leaders of the EU decided at their summit on Thursday to maintain the economic sanctions against Russia until the end of the year.
In a joint statement, they agreed to link the sanctions to the complete implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreements, which had been agreed in February.
EU leaders noted that the legal acts required to extend the sanctions will be taken in the next months and expressed readiness to take deeper sanctions if necessary, EUobserver reports.
The sanctions prohibit purchase of long-term bonds from leading Russian banks, energy and arms firms as well as export of technology for gas and …read more
Source: Novinite
