EU to discuss Ukraine a day before the verdict due in the Tymoshenko trial

The EU Council informs that Ukraine’s internal situation will be on the agenda of a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxemburg on Monday, 10 October, together with Belarus.

Reuters also reports that “The European Union is to extend sanctions on Belarus, Iran and Syria next week in response to crackdowns on opposition movements and other rights violations, EU officials and diplomats said on Friday.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday will add 16 names to a list of Belarusian officials targeted by asset freezes and travel bans and discuss extending such steps to some Belarusian businesses, the sources said.”