U.S. House of Representatives and the European Parliament passed resolutions with lopsided margins last week demanding that Russia restore freedom of shipping to the Azov.

U.S. House of Representatives and the European Parliament passed resolutions with lopsided margins last week demanding that Russia restore freedom of shipping to the Azov. “The United States and its allies must hold Russia accountable. Failure to do so may be interpreted by Moscow as a green light to go even further,” said Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. EU foreign ministers agreed Thursday to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months, but they did not agree on new sanctions for Russia’s assertion of control over the Azov. Dragon Capital writes: “Aside from diplomacy, we do not see sizable practical outcomes for Ukraine in the nearest future, with talk of additional Russian sanctions being at a very early stage.”