On Thursday, June 18, the EU Council extended sanctions against Russia for the illegal occupation of Crimea until June 2021. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba via his Twitter page.
“Today, the EU Council extended sanctions against Russia for the illegal occupation of Crimea until June 2021. I am grateful for this decision. We must increase pressure for human rights violations, the so-called pasportization, launching a railway across the Kerch Strait, illegal voting in Crimea”,- wrote Ukrainian Minister.