At the European Council meeting, EU leaders made a political decision to extend sectoral sanctions against Russia for 12 months instead of the usual six.
A spokesperson for European Council President António Costa told a Ukrinform correspondent about this.
Following an exchange of views with President Zelensky, discussions on issues related to Ukraine continued yesterday until nearly 11:09 p.m. local time.
According to information received from the spokesperson, all 27 EU leaders approved the conclusions of the European Council meeting and agreed to extend sectoral sanctions against Russia for 12 months instead of the usual six.
This is the first time such a decision has been made, the spokesperson emphasized.
