The European Union will consider lifting sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis only if there is "real progress" in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire deal, Latvia's foreign minister said on Monday.
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Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics smiles during a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Jan. 12, 2015.