The EU is planning to extend Russia economic sanctions without much political ado at an ambassadors' meeting next week. The Dutch EU presidency has pencilled in the item on the agenda of an ambassadors' meeting at the EU Council in Brussels on 21 June.
EUobserver: EU diplomats to extend Russia sanctions next week
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2016) at the Konstantin Palace outside Saint Petersburg on June 16, 2016.
