November 17, 2016 12:22 PM

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Obama, European leaders to discuss Russia sanctions in Berlin

US President Barack Obama and European leaders will hold discussions tomorrow in Berlin for extending sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, and possible new sanctions for its bombing in Syria. <br/><br/>A German official said that the meeting is planned to agree a rollover of EU sanctions against Russia, which are due to expire at the end of January 2017. <br/><br/>The official also said, Syria will definitely be on the agenda. European Union leaders last month condemned Russia for its bombing of civilians in Aleppo and signalled that they could introduce new sanctions for its actions there if the bombing continued.<br/><br/>The meeting hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and including the leaders of Britain, France, Italy and Spain, comes a little over a week after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Trump has indicated that he will seek a rapprochement with Russia.

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