REUTERS
Leaders of the European Union member states do not plan to discuss the issue of sanctions against Russia at the informal summit in Valletta (Malta) on February 3, due to an escalation of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, a European diplomat told an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels.
"We extended the sanctions for another six months in December, and the EU leaders are not expected to discuss this issue in Malta," he said.
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