European Union renews economic sanctions against Russia through 2022
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The Council of the European Union has extended its sanctions against Russia for at least six more months in hopes of encouraging an end to the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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The sanctions, which the EU first imposed in 2014 and later expanded in February 2022, consist of restrictions on finance, energy, technology and other industries.
"In addition to the economic sanctions on the Russian Federation, the EU has in place different types of measures in response to Russia's destabilizing actions against Ukraine," the press release added. "These include: restrictions on economic relations with the illegally annexed Crimea and the city of Sevastopol as well as the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts; individual restrictive measures (asset freezes and travel restrictions) on a broad range of individuals and entities, and diplomatic measures."