Economic Sanctions and Committee Permanent Representatives

Russia: The EU Council did not discuss the issue of tightening economic sanctions, added the source, according to Russia Today. The six-month extension is expected to be unanimously ratified at the foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. G7 threatens Russia with further sanctions over Ukraine conflict ‘if required’ The decision to prolong sanctions till January, 2016 was ratified by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of Member States of the EU, said the source Wednesday. The EU summit in March adopted a declaration of intent to prolong the economic sanctions against Russia, but no formal decision had been made. US dollar and Euro https://t.co/K7zH7H1Co1— *Russian Market June 17, 2015The EU decision to prolong sanctions against the Russian Federation was expected; nothing will change in relations between Moscow and Brussels, said the Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Fyodor Lukyanov. Ruble starts falling vs. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.