Italy resisted efforts by some European Union countries to extend EU sanctions on Russia by a year instead of six months and to broaden the sanctions to cover alleged Russian crimes in Syria, EU members said.
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RFE/RL: Italy resisted efforts to broaden, further extend EU sanctions on Russia
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (C) speaks during a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L), Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko and European leaders on Ukraine's crisis, on Oct. 17, 2014 on the sidelines of the 10th ASEM summit in Milan. (AFP)
