The EU has decided to keep sanctions on Russia in place, judging that Ukraine's peace deal is not fully effective. EU ambassadors who met on Sept. 30 had noted some "encouraging developments" since the Sept. 5 ceasefire was agreed, an EU spokeswoman said.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
BBC: EU to keep Russia sanctions in place over Ukraine
People walk under under a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble just outside an exchange office in central Moscow on March 3, 2014.
