On Thursday 26 June, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that European leaders had agreed to renew economic sanctions against Russia. The six-month renewal of these sanctions, which run until 31 July, will require formal agreement.
Conversely, the leaders did not formally agree on the adoption of the 18th sanctions package, although an agreement should be reached “in the very next few days”, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
In the 26-point declaration they...