EU Imposes Tougher Sanctions on Russia

European Union countries reached agreement on Tuesday to impose new economic sanctions against Russia, targeting its oil industry, defense, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies, according to diplomats. The measures will also shut state-owned Russian banks out of European capital markets. The decision was reached by EU ambassadors at a meeting in Brussels. The new sanctions, imposed on Russia over its role in the conflict in Ukraine, will be subject to review after three months,...

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