The European Union on Monday extended its economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine until the end of next July, drawing a swift rebuke from the Russian economy minister.
The EU has linked the lifting of the sanctions to full implementation of a peace deal in east Ukraine, where more than 9,000 people have been killed in fighting between Kiev’s forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels since April 2014.
Some diplomats say this might be the last time the punitive measures on Russia’s financial, energy and defence sectors get rolled over in their entirety as France and some other EU states …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
