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E.U. extends sanctions against Russia amid a growing split over their future
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday extended sanctions against Russia for six months, achieving consensus among the bloc’s 28 member nations despite rising divisions over how long to press a major trading partner over its annexation of Crimea and its role in Ukraine’s separatist war.
The decision, given preliminary approval by E.U. leaders last week and due to go into effect on Tuesday, lengthens until next year a laundry list of economic measures against Russia. In tandem with U.S. sanctions, the effort has contributed to a painful economic slowdown in Russia.
But amid growing grumbling from some European countries about the sanctions, the future of the punitive measures beyond this renewal remains unclear.
The decision to extend the sanctions comes at the end of a difficult year for the E.U., which has contended with terrorist attacks in Paris, the near-exit of Greece from the euro zone in July and a refugee influx that is forcing nations to make difficult choices about their values …. https://www.washingtonpost.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/12/eu-extends-sanctions-against-russia.html
