EU Council prolongs EU sanctions against Russia for six months

15:42, 21.12.2015 1 min read

The EU Council has taken a decision on Monday on the written procedure to extend sanctions against Russia for six months due to the Ukrainian situation, the council press service said in Brussels.

"On 21 December 2015, the Council prolonged EU economic sanctions against Russia until 31 July 2016," the communique said.

Last Friday, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) in the European Union has agreed on the issue of prolonging sanctions. It is expected that the legal acts will be published in the EU Official Journal on Tuesday; the EU Council's decision will take effect starting from this moment of time.