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Germany expects consensus for Russia sanctions extension at EU summit

Published December 14, 2016 Updated December 14, 2016 09:10pm

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By Shoaib Ur Rehman

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BERLIN: Germany expects a consensus at an EU summit on Thursday for extending economic sanctions against Russia by six months for its intervention in Ukraine, a senior German official said.

The official, speaking at a pre-summit briefing in Berlin, said he did not expect EU leaders to introduce additional sanctions against Russia for its role in Syria.

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