EU envoys agree extension of Russia sanctions until mid-2016


  • World
  • Saturday, 19 Dec 2015

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union envoys agreed on Friday a six-month rollover of the bloc's economic sanctions on Russia, diplomats said, extending the measures on energy, banking and defence sectors until the end of July 2016.

The decision will become final at midday (1100 GMT) on Monday unless any member state changes its position and raises an objection in writing.

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