Thursday, 18 June 2026 05:23 PM EDT
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to renew sanctions against Russia over its war against Ukraine for another 12 months, a spokesperson for the chair of the meeting said.
Thursday's decision at a summit in Brussels marked the first time such sanctions — which target certain sectors of the Russian economy — have been renewed for a year. They had previously been rolled over every six months.
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