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EU leaders agree to roll over Russia economic sanctions by six months:
official
BRUSSELS, June 29, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – EU leaders agreed at a summit on
Friday to extend punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the
conflict in Ukraine for a further six months, a European official said.
The 28 leaders meeting in Brussels had a “very short discussion” on the
issue “that will lead to another six months rollover of sanctions” that were
first imposed in July 2014, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1020 hrs