22/06/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 22 June, European Council President Donald Tusk announced that the EU heads of state and government had agreed to extend the economic sanctions against Russia in connection with the crisis in eastern Ukraine. "Agreed. EU will extend economic sanctions against Russia for their lack of implementing the Minsk Agreement", Tusk tweeted. Traditionally, these sanctions, which are currently in force until the end of July, will be extended by six months....