Ukraine: Poroshenko lauds EU's extension of Russia sanctions

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko discussed the expansion of economic sanctions against Russia during a National Security and Defense Council meeting in Kiev, Wednesday. Poroshenko lauded the EU's decision to prolong personal sanctions against Russian entities which were made in Brussels today. The sanctions are now set to last until March 2016. The leader went on to claim his opponents "almost sabotaged the sanctions and the ceasefire". Poroshenko also talked about the amendments to the constitution which were passed on Monday, which will provide for the decentralization of the country, saying that if it hadn't been voted on, Ukraine would be "living on its own with the aggressor."