EU nations push for new Russia sanctions and vow more military aid to Ukraine
Germany and a few other states prefer to focus now on applying existing sanctions and closing loopholes, officials say.
The latest version of the draft conclusions of a summit of EU leaders to be held later this week does not include a reference to new sanctions but diplomats said the text, dated June 15 and seen by Reuters, was likely to be tweaked after a meeting of EU envoys late on Monday. Ambassadors have also discussed new military support to Ukraine, although they remain divided on the matter.
The EU has already made available $2.1 billion in military support to Kiev from a so-called European Peace Facility.
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