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EU leaders agree to renew Russia sanctions for 12 months

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium June 18, 2026. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via REUTERS
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium June 18, 2026. - Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via REUTERS
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BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to renew sanctions against Russia over its war against Ukraine for another 12 months, a spokesperson for the chair of the meeting said.

Thursday's decision at a summit in Brussels marked the first time such sanctions - which target certain sectors of the Russian economy - have been renewed for a year. They had previously been rolled over every six months.

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