Brussels (AFP) – The European Union decided Tuesday to keep a tough package of sanctions against Russia in place, saying that the peace plan in Ukraine was not yet fully implemented.The bloc imposed its latest sanctions against Moscow earlier this month, but EU president Herman Van Rompuy had said they could be dropped depending on the results of the review, which had a deadline of September 30.EU spokeswoman Maja Kojicancic said Tuesday that diplomats from member states agreed there had been “encouraging developments” in “some aspects” of the peace deal agreed between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels earlier this month in …read more
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