Russia’s Foreign Ministry has lashed out at U.K. parliament after its lower house published a report calling on the EU to extend anti-Russian sanctions.
The U.S. and EU imposed trade sanctions on Russian businesses perceived to be close to the Kremlin in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. The sanctions have been periodically renewed since then, though reduced trade with Russia has hurt the economies of some EU members who have upheld sanctions most reluctantly, such as Hungary and Greece.
The report, published by the House of Commons’ Defence Committee on Tuesday called for EU sanctions to once …read more
Source: Newsweek
