BRUSSELS, September 29. /ITAR-TASS/. Ambassadors from the 28 European Union countries will meet on Tuesday to assess the implementation of a peace plan in Ukraine and consider cancelling sanctions against Russia, EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said on Monday.

The Committee of EU Permanent Representatives will gather on Tuesday to assess the implementation of an agreement on the ceasefire and a peace plan in Ukraine, she said. Following this assessment, recommendations may be given to the European Commission and the EU Foreign Policy Service to prepare proposals on reviewing the sanctions against Russia, the spokeswoman said.

Therefore, the EU discussions on modifying the regime of sanctions against Russia will start only in October. Moreover, a unanimous support of all the 28 EU member states will be required to take any decisions on easing the regime of sanctions against Russia, the EU Foreign Policy Service earlier said.

Western sanctions against Russia

The West started to impose sanctions on Russia in March 2014 over the events in Ukraine. First, an early EU summit stalled the talks on a visa-free regime and a new base agreement on Russia-EU cooperation. Further on, the sanctions were grouped into three categories — personal, corporate and sectoral.

By the beginning of September, some 420 Russian individuals and 143 companies had been put on the sanction lists of the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Switzerland and Norway.