The European Union approved sweeping new sanctions on Thursday targeting Russian oil, gas, and banking. By following in the footsteps of the White House’s own recent punitive measures against Moscow’s oil industry, Ukraine’s allies are hoping to choke off the revenue that supplies the Kremlin’s war effort and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.

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Sanctions Package No. 19

The European Union approved sweeping new sanctions on Thursday targeting Russian oil, gas, and banking. By following in the footsteps of the White House’s own recent punitive measures against Moscow’s oil industry, Ukraine’s allies are hoping to choke off the revenue that supplies the Kremlin’s war effort and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the nego

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