Russia says it is tightening trade sanctions on Ukraine and will ban Ukrainian food products from Jan. 1 in retaliation for Kyiv's sanctions and its free trade deal with the European Union. The move comes shortly after the EU agreed to extend for at least another six months its economic sanctions against Russia because of its role in an ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Vatican Radio: Russia tightens trade sanctions on Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier walks in the trenches in a military redoubt near Novoaidar in Luhansk Oblast on Dec. 9.
