EU extends Russia sanctions
PR dla Zagranicy
John Beauchamp
30.01.2015 14:06
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EU extends Russia sanctions
At an emergency meeting in Brussels, Thursday, EU foreign ministers decided to extend sanctions against Russia in the wake of a rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
New Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias (L) chats with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) at the start of an extraordinary meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels, Belgium, 29 January 2015. Photo: PAP/EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
As John Beauchamp reports, despite concerns that Greece would not play ball and tow the EU line on tightening sanctions on Russia, solidarity among the bloc was kept intact as a whole package of sanctions was extended with more now in the pipeline.
Following the meeting, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna was pleased with the outcome, saying “Despite our differences and the first visit of Greece’s new foreign minister, we managed to achieve consensus and this shows how important it is to be able to work together.”
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna (R) talk at the start of an extraordinary meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels, Belgium, 29 January 2015. The extraordinary meeting focuses on deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ukraine. Photo: PAP/EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET