EU extends sanctions against Russia until Minsk deal implemented

European Union leaders decided on 19 March 2015 during the European Council to extend sanctions against Russia until the end of 2015, the perceived deadline for the Minsk Agreement to have been fully put in practice.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: European Council, Brussels, 19-20 March 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-council-19-20-march-2015/

ESO: Background Information: EU delays Russia blacklist by one week http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-delays-russia-blacklist-by-one-week/

Wall Street Journal, 19.03.15: EU Reaches Agreement to Keep Russian Sanctions In Place http://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-calls-on-eu-to-stand-firm-on-russian-sanctions-1426764744

The Local.de, 20.03.15: Merkel secures Russia sanctions extension http://www.thelocal.de/20150320/merkel-pushes-through-new-russia-sanctions

EurActiv, 20.03.15: EU leaders struggle to keep unity vis-à-vis Russia http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/eu-leaders-struggle-keep-unity-vis-vis-russia-313098

EUObserver, 20.03.15: EU to keep Russia sanctions until next year https://euobserver.com/foreign/128083

BBC News, 20.03.15: Ukraine crisis: EU links Russia sanctions to truce deal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31979244

Euronews, 20.03.15: EU leaders agree to keep sanctions against Russia http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/20/eu-leaders-agree-to-keep-sanctions-against-russia/

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