17/12/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday, 17 December, the Council of the EU extended economic sanctions against Russia for another six months—namely, until 31 July 2021—in response to its destabilising actions in Ukraine and given that Russia has not fully implemented the Minsk agreements, according to the EU Council (see EUROPE B12621A9). In particular, these measures limit access to EU capital markets for certain Russian banks and companies and prohibit any form of...