The European Union is preparing to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months this week, but what happens after that is uncertain as cracks in the bloc's unity have begun to show. The EU's top diplomats are expected to agree to prolong the sanctions, which expire at the end of July, at a meeting in Luxembourg on June 21, though EU leaders will not give them a formal blessing until their summit in Brussels next week.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: EU prepares to extend Russian sanctions, amid signs unity is fraying
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of European Parliament Martin Schulz talk during a remembrance ceremony to mark the centenary of the battle of Verdun, at the Douaumont Ossuary (Ossuaire de Douaumont), northeastern France, on May 29, 2016.
