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  • EU preparing to extend Russia sanctions for 6 months

Says the article:

"EU countries are preparing to extend the life of Russia economic sanctions by six months in December, despite Moscow's new role in fighting Islamic State (IS).

One senior EU source told EUobserver on Monday (23 November) the six-month option is "the general feeling being expressed by most member states."

He added, however: "There are still a few weeks to go, so let's see what [Russian leader] Vladmir Putin has in store for us ... some say the Crimea blackout is no accident."

His mention of Crimea came after saboteurs damaged electricity pylons on the Ukrainian mainland on Saturday, briefly plunging the Russia-annexed peninsula into darkness.

A second EU contact corroborated a report by the Reuters news agency, which says France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US agreed the six-month extension in the margins of the G20 summit in Turkey last weekend"

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