European Union foreign ministers Monday extended economic sanctions intended to punish Russia for the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
At a meeting in Luxembourg, the ministers agreed to prolong by a year measures that prohibit EU companies from doing business in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. The sanctions target investments and tourism in Crimea as well as imports of products originating in the Black Sea peninsula.
Announcing the rollover of the sanctions, the Council of the European Union said that “the EU continues to condemn the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation.”Also On PoliticoTrump’s silence on Russian hacking …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
