The EU and the US extend their sanctions against Russia

European leaders agreed to extend a number of sanctions against Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine, by Russia in 2014.

The rulers Europeans said in a statement Friday (29/6/2018) that the sanctions The decision was made at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels after a "very brief discussion" of the European Union. Ukraine, a source told AFP on condition of anonymity

. The United States also maintain sanctions against Russia badociated with annexation.

The US intelligence community also concluded that Russia had intervened in the 2016 US presidential election to help Trump take office in the White House. Special investigator Robert Mueller has indicted several Russian individuals and entities involved in a project of influence on the election.

Meanwhile, Trump continues to deny allegations that Moscow is interfering in the elections, at the time and place of the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 2016.

Trump has long underestimated the investigation of Special Investigator Robert Mueller on the relationship of the Trump campaign team in Russia, which he called an attempt infallible. But in his new page on Twitter, Trump commented that he could accept the Russian denials of interference in the elections. [uh]