EU Postpones Implementation of New Sanctions Against Russia (Reuters)

MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The European Union has delayed the implementation of a new round of sanctions against Russia pending talks on their possible suspension if the current ceasefire in eastern Ukraine holds, Reuters reported Monday.

According to Reuters, EU envoys are due to meet later on Monday in Brussels to decide "whether the sanctions should be first implemented and then suspended or whether they should not be implemented at all at this stage."
Reuters has earlier reported that the EU agreed in principle last week a new set of sanctions against Russia over its alleged role in the Ukrainian crisis.

The new sanctions list reportedly includes Russia’s Rosneft, Gazpromneft and Transneft energy firms, as well as state-run companies with a turnover of more than $27 billion annually.http://en.ria.ru/world/20140908/192749836/EU-Postpones-Implementation-of-New-Sanctions-Against-Russia.html
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