BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Greece and Hungary have not vetoed the expected decision of the European Union to extend its sanctions against Russia as yet, a European diplomatic source said Wednesday.
Last week, an EU diplomatic source told RIA Novosti that the final decision of whether Brussels would extend sanctions regime against Russia set to expire in January for another six months may be made during a EU foreign ministry session on December 15, adding that the prolongation was "most likely" to happen.
"We have not received any formal objections neither from Greece, nor from Hungary as yet," the source told RIA Novosti.
The Russian authorities have refuted the allegations, warning that the Western sanctions are counterproductive. In response to the Western restrictive measures, in August 2014 Russia announced a one-year food embargo on products originating in states that imposed sanctions. The ban has since been extended for another year.
Last month, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban said he planned to express opposition to the extension of EU sanctions against Russia while Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras earlier called on the European Union to stop "the vicious circle" of anti-Russia sanctions.