EU extends sanctions on Russia-occupied Crimea

SANAA, Jun. 21 (YPA) – The European Union announced on Monday that it has extended for a year, until June 23, 2022, the sanctions imposed “due to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol”.

“The Council of the European Union decided today to renew for another year, until June 23, 2022, the sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol,” the European Union said in a statement.

The statement stated that the decision will become effective after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The sanctions include limiting the EU’s economic relations with these two Russian regions. These sanctions were last extended a year ago, until June 23, 2021.