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EU sanctions against Russia will be extended for six months, because their supporting the weakening of the country decided to postpone consideration of their demands to the heads of the EU summit in December, found out Financial Times

The European Union intends to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months, despite the signs of easing sentiment in some countries in the bloc, wrote in the Financial Times Thursday, citing sources in Brussels.

The diplomats feared that the issue of the extension of sanctions against Russia could trigger the next two weeks of fierce disputes between countries such as Hungary Greece or Italy, who would like to review the restrictions and more militant Poland and the Baltics, insisting on extending the restrictive measures against Moscow.

However, the FT sources in Brussels say that the most “peaceful” EU countries have decided to defer consideration of the requirements for the revision of the sanctions before the summit in December this year. However, some EU members are considering the possibility “to send a political signal” to Moscow that the sanctions policy is approaching a “tipping point,” says a senior diplomat involved in on restrictions negotiations.

«Sooner or later we will need deep and detailed discussion on the issue of anti-Russian sanctions, and I expect that December is the best time to do so “- said another senior official. Consent countries “automatic renewal” limitation is partly due to the expectation that “this will be the last time we extend the sanctions, at least not in full,” said another source.

The decision to extend European sanctions against Russia may be taken in the next two weeks.

The fact that the EU countries have agreed to extend the imposed sanctions against Russia for another six months, wrote Bloomberg may 20 with reference to the six unnamed officials of the European Union, including the countries, that “the least support the sanctions.” They said that the representatives of all 28 EU member states agreed that the abolition of restrictions must follow after the full implementation of the Minsk agreements.

Bloomberg then pointed out that the extension of sanctions, scheduled for June, will postpone the decision on their possible loosening up December, when replaced by the presidential administration in the United States. A senior French official stressed that the lifting of sanctions in the near future there is no reason.

At the same time the Italian diplomats and diplomats from other countries, without much enthusiasm relating to sanctions, said the publication, that they are still looking for the possibility of easing measures.