EU not ready to ease Russia sanctions
European Union foreign ministers said there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals. |||
Brussels – European Union foreign ministers said on Monday there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals from the EU’s foreign policy chief, as violence intensified in Ukraine. Federica Mogherini had suggested in a confidential memo seen by Reuters that member states could start talking to Russia again about global diplomacy, trade and other issues if Moscow implemented the Minsk agreements to end the separatist conflict. “In light of the current events …read more
Source: Independent Online