European Commission New Sanction About Russia

European Commission New Sanction About Russia
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the new measures in a press conference this afternoon,
Ms von der Leyen also revealed further sanctions against the pro-Kremlin regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus.

'We will target the other aggressor of this war, Lukashenko's regime, which is complicit in the vicious attack against Ukraine,' she said.

'We will hit them with a new package of sanctions, with restrictive measures against the most important sectors.

'This will stop their exports of products from mineral fuels to tobacco, timber, iron and steel.

'We will also extend to Belarus the restrictions we imposed on dual-exported goods to Russia.

'And in addition we will sanction those Belarusians helping the Russian war effort.'