COREPER agrees 6-month extension of sanctions against Russia, EU Council has to confirm decision
The European Union Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER), which met in Brussels on Tuesday, agreed another six-month extension of economic sanctions against Russia, a European diplomatic source told Interfax on Brussels.
"The sanctions will be extended for six months, and further discussions on them upon their expiration will be linked with the implementation of the Minsk agreements," he said.
The EU Council will now have to confirm the legal act approved by COREPER, he said. It is still unclear when this will happen, but it should be done before the EU summit on June 28-29.
Another source in EU institutions told Interfax on Monday that the issue of extending economic sanctions had been included in the agenda for the COREPER session on Tuesday, but it would be decided without any discussion.
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