EU ambassadors extend sanctions against Russians for 6 months

Ambassadors of 28 EU member states decided to extend for six months the validity of the “black list” drawn up for Russia and Eastern Ukrainian breakaway republics on March 9 at a session in Brussels. As  “TASS” was informed by a source in the EU Council.

“Ambassadors of EU countries decided to extend sanctions for 6 months,” he said, noting that the decision should now be formally approved by all EU-28 countries, and then published in the Official Journal.

According to him, three people were excluded from the black list, thus, extended sanctions against Russia and Ukraine include 146 citizens. In addition, the sanctions will continue to apply for 37 organizations.