European Union agrees for new sanctions against Russia on war anniversary

The European Union on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, agreed to a new round of sanctions against Moscow, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.This comes as the tenth sanction package to be adopted by the EU member states.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during her visit to Kyiv earlier this month that the EU would “aim to have the tenth package of sanctions in place” by the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion, according to DW.The new sanctions target entities supporting war and spreading Russian propaganda.According to Sweden, which took over the Council’s rotating presidency at the beginning of the year, the new measures “targeted restricted measures against individuals and entities supporting the war, spreading propaganda or delivering drones used by Russia in the war.””Together, the EU member states have imposed the most forceful and far-reaching sanctions ever to help Ukraine … The European Union on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, agreed to a new round of sanctions against Moscow, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.This comes as the tenth sanction package to be adopted by the EU member states.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during her visit to Kyiv earlier this month that the EU would “aim to have the tenth package of sanctions in place” by the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion, according to DW.The new sanctions target entities supporting war and spreading Russian propaganda.According to Sweden, which took over the Council’s rotating presidency at the beginning of the year, the new measures “targeted restricted measures against individuals and entities supporting the war, spreading propaganda or delivering drones used by Russia in the war.””Together, the EU member states have imposed the most forceful and far-reaching sanctions ever to help Ukraine … News 

 

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