The European Union’s Brussels envoys agreed on June 21 to extend until the end of January the energy, financial and defence sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said.
France 24: EU ‘to extend sanctions’ against Russia over Ukraine conflict
French President Francois Hollande (R) and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko hold a joint press conference following their meeting on June 21, 2016 at the Elysee palace in Paris.