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E.U. Extends Economic Sanctions on Russia


LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russiauntil 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 signaled it would respond by extending 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 were “introduced in response to Russia’s destabilizing role in eastern Ukraine,” an EU statement said. That ratified a decision taken by officials last …read more

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