EU foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict. |||
Luxembourg – European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia until Jan. 31 on Monday, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict. Russia described the move as a triumph for the “Russophobe” lobby in the EU and moved to extend a ban on Western food imports, imposed in response to U.S. and European sanctions, for a further six months. EU ministers meeting in Luxembourg approved a six-month extension of sanctions that …read more
Source: Independent Online