Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has welcomed a political decision of the EU leaders to prolong the economic sanctions against Russia for another six months adding that the sanctions send a certain signal that Russia needs to fully implement Minsk agreements.

"I welcome today's political decision of EU leaders to extend economic sanctions against Russia for 6 more months. Since 2014, EU sanctions policy has helped deter Russian aggression against Ukraine. Sanctions send a clear signal: Russia needs to fully implement Minsk agreements," he twitted on Friday.