EU to ban Russian combatants under latest sanctions package
Brussels has moved to tighten the screws on Moscow again, unveiling the European Commission’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia more than four years after the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Under the latest measures, Russian combatants would be barred from entering the European Union, 30 more ships will be added to a sanctions list that already covers 632 vessels, and a further 31 Russian banks will also come under restrictions.
EU member states will now have several weeks to examine the measures…