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By Admin

March 21, 2022

EU foreign and defence ministers meet on Monday to discuss imposing further sanctions on Moscow, especially whether to introduce an oil embargo.

Trying to force a Russian military withdrawal from Ukraine, the European Union and its Western allies has already imposed a panoply of sanctions including freezing the Russian central bank’s assets.

The humanitarian crisis in the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power, is increasing pressure on European leaders to toughen sanctions on Moscow.

REUTERS