The EU has decided to keep sanctions on Russia in place, judging that Ukraine's peace deal is not fully effective, reports GHN based on BBC.
EU ambassadors who met on Tuesday had noted some "encouraging developments" since the 5 September ceasefire was agreed, an EU spokeswoman said.
But other parts of the peace deal "will need to be properly implemented", said the spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic.
Sanctions target senior Russian officials, as well as Russia's oil industry, defence firms and banks.
