The European Union on June 19 extended for another year its trade sanctions on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, and diplomats said they expected the bloc to do the same for its sanctions on Moscow soon.
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Reuters: EU extends Crimea sanctions, same seen for curbs on Russia
Cossacks look at Russian President Vladimir Putin answering a question during his annual televised phone-in with the nation on an outdoor screen, in Simferopol on April 16, 2015.
