15/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 15 December, European Council President Donald Tusk announced that the EU heads of state and government have agreed to extend the economic sanctions against the Russian Federation for a further six months. The sanctions currently in place are valid until 31 January 2017. They will thus be extended until 31 July 2017. The decision is expected to be ratified officially “early next week” via written procedure, according to European sources. The...