The European Union will probably overcome internal divisions and extend economic sanctions against Russia that expire in July even as the conflict in eastern Ukraine shows signs of abating, according to a survey of economists. The punitive measures will remain in place, according to 13 of 24 respondents surveyed by Bloomberg. Analysts are evenly split over whether initial violations of a cease-fire negotiated in Belarus this month may trigger new and tighter curbs. The EU’s next planned leaders’ summits, which may include a debate on Russian sanctions, are on March 19-20 and June 25-26. The 28-member bloc, along with the U.S., has continued to raise the threat of more sanctions even as a cease-fire sealed this month in Belarus takes hold in eastern Ukraine following a flareup in fighting. The penalties are heaping further pressure on an economy sliding into […]