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YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. EU sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian citizens, who the EU considers responsible for the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, will be extended without discussion on March 10, 146 individuals and 37 legal entities will remain in the list. As "Armenpress" reports, RIA Novosti was informed by sources in the EU.
"The decree will be approved on March 10, this matter will be included in the “A” (adopted without discussion) list of the session of the Council of Justice and Home Affairs. Three people were removed from the list because they are no longer alive, "said a diplomatic source in the EU, who wished to remain anonymous. According to him, the sanctions will be extended until September 15.
He also said that the EU's Committee of Permanent Representatives will approve the extension of sanctions on the morning of March 9, also without discussion. The normative document has already been agreed by the working group.
In September 2015 the European Union extended individual sanctions until March 15, 2016, which aimed to "counter threats to Ukraine's territorial integrity and independence."