As dawn broke on Friday 29 June, the European Council agreed to prolong the European Union's economic sanctions against Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
These measures, to run until the end of July, are traditionally extended for six months at a time. They were adopted for the first time in July 2014 (see EUROPE 11133).
Furthermore, the European Council called on the Russian Federation to accept its responsibility in the MH17 crash, in which nearly 300 people were killed, including...