The European Union is moving toward a third round of sanctions against Russia.
The EU specifically plans to freeze the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
“We are not just listing oligarchs, we haven’t just already listed many lawmakers who prepared these steps, but we are now also listing the president, Mr. Putin, and the foreign minister, Mr. Lavrov,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.
The sanctions come as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the union to move quickly and swiftly.
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