Reuters, 15/12 17:51 CET
By Robin Emmott and Alastair Macdonald
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The
European Union is set to agree a six-month extension of its economic
sanctions on Russia on Friday, once Italy’s prime minister has discussed
the issue with his fellow leaders at a summit in Brussels, diplomats
said on Tuesday.
Italy’s Matteo Renzi has been seeking to raise the issue
of the sanctions, imposed on Moscow last year over
the Ukraine conflict,
since last week, when Rome unexpectedly held up approval by EU envoys
after an agreement by leaders in November.
European Council President Donald Tusk, who will chair
the two-day summit in Brussels from Thursday, said in his invitation
letter that he had asked EU envoys to rubber-stamp the sanctions
decision on Friday.
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Source: Euronews
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