EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia

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Leaders of the 28 EU member countries agreed to extend their economic sanctions against Russia for annexing Crimea from Ukraine and backing militants in east Ukraine, – Reuters reports, citing an EU official.

«The decision, which will be formally confirmed in the coming days, will prolong EU’s curbs on doing business with Russian banking, financial and energy sectors for six months until the end of January, 2019», – the message said.

As «The Journalist» reported, the US does not recognize the annexation of Crimea and insists sanctions against the RF should remain in force.