Alexander Shishlo. The Council of the EU at the beginning of the next week will approve the extension of sanctions against individuals and legal entities from Russia and Ukraine, which the European Union considers responsible for undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, said Last news on the last working day of the week the Commissioner of the Council of the EU.

"Today's decision should not be one. It will be accepted in the beginning of the upcoming week, " she said.

The Committee of permanent Plenipotentiaries of the member countries of the EU on 2 September, decided to extend for six months - until March 2016 - action penalties against individual citizens and legal entities from Russia and Ukraine, expiring fifteen September.

As said before the source of the Last news in the EU, the conclusion on the extension of restrictive measures can be adopted by the EU Council on 14 September without discussion at a meeting of the General Affairs Council.

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