EU to prolong Russia sanctions in December – Tombinski

18:15, 16.12.2015 1 min read

Head of European Union's Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has said that European Union in December will decide whether to prolong the sanctions against Russia.

"Today Mr. Renzi [Italy's PM Matteo Renzi] said that at present moment Italy has no questions concerning prolongation of sanctions against Russia, but Italy has a question concerning reviewing these sanctions in next few months. But today this issue is already clear," the ambassador said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

Previously the Italian premier told RTL Italian radio that Europe may discuss if to leave Russia sanctions in next few months.

The full text of Tombinski's interview in Russian is available on the www.interfax.com.ua website