EU leaders agree ‘sanctions that bite’ Russia

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EU leaders wrapped up an emergency summit Friday with agreement to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine with “severe” sanctions targeting its financial, energy and transport sectors. “We need sanctions that bite,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said as he went into the Brussels meeting late Thursday — the same day Russia blasted Ukrainian military targets and sent tanks and paratroopers into its pro-Western neighbour Ukraine. The leaders quickly agreed “further restrictive measures […]