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EU likely to keep Russia sanctions after Merkel weighs in


By Adrian Croft
European Union leaders look likely to keep economic sanctions on Russia in place until a Ukraine ceasefire deal is fully working, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday it would be wrong to ease pressure on Moscow prematurely.
EU governments have until now been divided on whether to act now to renew those sanctions, which expire in July.
Merkel’s comments suggest Germany will strongly encourage leaders meeting at a Brussels summit later on Thursday to commit Europe to maintaining sanctions until Russia meets the terms of the deal it struck last month with Kiev to lay down arms.
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