European Union foreign ministers officially agreed Monday to extend economic sanctions against Russia for an additional six months. The sanctions are meant to punish Russia for its involvement in the conflict with Ukraine.
The agreement came during a meeting of the EU’s foreign ministers in Luxembourg. EU representatives had expressed support for the measure last week.
The economic sanctions target Russia’s energy, defense and financial industries. They have been in place since July 2014 -- four months after Russia took control of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
