BRUSSELS — European Union nations agreed on June 21 to extend sanctions against Russia until January, E.U. diplomats said, a show of unity despite growing dissent in Europe about whether to continue the measures much longer.
Washington Post: EU agrees to extend Russia sanctions until January
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Federica Mogherini (R) talks to Belgian Foreign minister Didier Reynders (L), British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (2nd L) and Dutch Foreign minister Bert Koenders (2nd R) during a monthly Foreign Affairs meeting where foreign ministers will discuss extending sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014 over the Ukraine conflict, in Luxembourg on June 20.
