EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow
The European Union is proposing a new set of sanctions against Russia, including a travel ban for Russian soldiers and restrictions on banks and crypto firms. These measures aim to further weaken Russia's economic capacity to sustain the war in Ukraine.
Why it matters
These sanctions represent a significant escalation in the EU's economic and diplomatic pressure on Russia regarding the ongoing conflict.
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said the bloc’s sanctions against Russia were ‘biting hard and cutting deep’. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said the bloc’s sanctions against Russia were ‘biting hard and cutting deep’. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images European Union EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The article reports on official EU policy proposals and statements from the Commission president without editorializing.
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