Brussels, 20/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 19 March, the European heads of state and government agreed on the principle of maintaining the restrictive measures against the Russian Federation until the Minsk agreements are fully implemented.
The expiry date of “31 December 2015” features clearly in the European Council conclusions. This was far from being guaranteed at the start of the meeting, however. “The European Council agreed that the duration of the restrictive measures...