Lithuanian Parliament urges EU to extend sanctions against Russia

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The resolution was supported in a unanimous vote of 105 deputies, Delfi reports.

"The Seimas calls on EU Member States to extend sanctions against the Russian Federation until full implementation of the Minsk agreements," the document says.

Read alsoBloomberg: Obama's sound advice for the European UnionAs the Lithuanian parliament notes, "now any attempts to mitigate or lift sanctions against Russia would encourage Russia’s aggressive policy and increase the threat to the security of Ukraine, Lithuania, and the whole of Europe."

As UNIAN reported earlier, on November 15, President of France Francois Hollande said that the EU would go for the lifting of sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin fully implemented the Minsk agreements.