The Government of Russia offers to prolong the response sanctions against EU until the end of 2018. The Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev claimed this as TASS reported.
‘In this situation, we will react adequately. Yesterday we discussed this question with the President. The Government will advance forward the motion to the president to prolong the proper measures for one year until December 31, 2018’, Medvedev said.
The EU made the decision to expand the economic sectoral sanctions against Russia for 6 months until January 31, 2018.