Sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia blocked

The discussed sixth package of EU anti-Russian sanctions has been blocked, EU Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on air of Rai news 24 channel, Report informs referring to TASS.

He expressed hope that progress towards reaching an agreement would be made.

“We adopted five packages of sanctions very quickly and unanimously, but the sixth package is still there for known reasons. I am optimistic about the prospects for finding a compromise,” Gentiloni said.