KYIV, July 8 – The sectoral and "Crimean" sanctions of the European Union against Russia will be extended for the next 12 and six months respectively, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"I was glad to hear today from our European friends that their position regarding the behavior of the Russian Federation remains clear and unchanged. The sectoral and "Crimean" sanctions will be extended for the next 12 and six months respectively," Zelensky said at a joint press conference with the EU leaders following the Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv.