EU foreign ministers agree to extend Russian sanctions


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Jan 2015

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to extend asset freezes and travel bans put on dozens of Ukrainians and Russians last March, diplomats said, but were still seeking a compromise on adding new people and preparing new measures.

"There's agreement to extend the March sanctions until September," said one EU diplomat at the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.

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