Slovak PM: Sanctions against Russia would not help Ukraine ceasefire

Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (L) and his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico arrive at an official launch ceremony at Vojany-Uzhhorod pipeline at a compressor station on Slovakia-Ukraine border in Velke Kapusany September 2, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) - New or extended European Union sanctions against Russia would not help the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday, though he added he would not go against the bloc's consensus.

EU leaders are due to discuss sanctions on Russia, imposed over the Ukraine conflict, at a summit next week.