The EU Council has decided to extend the sanctions imposed by the EU in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation until June 23, 2025, according to the EU Council’s website. The statement says that the current restrictive measures were first introduced in June 2014 and include a ban on importing products originating from the illegally annexed Crimea or Sevastopol into the EU, as well as prohibiting infrastructure or financial investments and tourism services from the annexed unlawfully Crimea or Sevastopol. In addition, the EU restriction…