Ukraine crisis - Szijjarto: Sixth EU sanction package passes

The European Union's sixth package of sanctions on Russia has passed, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto noted on Thursday, after the ambassadors of EU member states approved the final draft of the text. In a Facebook post, Szijjarto said "it was a long fight but it was worth ... [resisting] pressure and the mainstream's demand that we abandon our national interests, and it was worth enduring the false accusations of many European politicians and journalists."