Noone Knows Why, but EU Extends Anti-Russia Sanctions for Six Months

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While Ukraine has not implemented the Minsk agreements, the European Union prolonged anti-Russia sanctions for six months.

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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — The European Union on Monday extended economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, the European Council said.

"On 21 December 2015, the Council prolonged EU economic sanctions against Russia until 31 July 2016," the Council said in a statement.

"Since the Minsk agreements will not be fully implemented by 31 December 2015, the duration of the sanctions has been prolonged whilst the Council continues its assessment of progress in implementation," the statement said.

Relations between Russia and the European Union went downhill in 2014, when Brussels joined Washington in accusing Moscow of fueling the Ukrainian crisis, imposing several rounds of sanctions as a punitive measure.

The Russian authorities have refuted the allegations, warning that the Western sanctions are counterproductive. In response to the Western restrictive measures, Russia announced a one-year food embargo on products originating in states that imposed sanctions, in August 2014. The ban has since been extended for another year.

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