EU keeps up pressure on Russia by extending economic sanctions


LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia until Jan. 31 on Monday, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict.

Russia described the move as a triumph for the "Russophobe" lobby in the EU and moved to extend a ban on Western food imports, imposed in response to U.S. and European sanctions, for a further six months.

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