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EU Council formally extends anti-Russian sanctions by six months

The sanctions against Russia will be in place until July 31, 2016
European Commission’s President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk  AP Photo/Virginia Mayo
European Commission’s President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk
© AP Photo/Virginia Mayo

BRUSSELS, December 21. /TASS/. The Council of the European Union has formally extended sanctions against Russia by six months, thus endorsing the decision agreed by the envoys of the 28 EU member-countries on December 18, the Council’s press service said on Monday.

"On December 21, 2015, the Council extended the economic sanctions against Russia until July 31, 2016," the statement said.