EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks

Ursula von der Leyen, Olaf Scholz and other EU leaders attend a round-table meeting in Brussels on Thursday, where all but Hungary called on Russia ‘to show real political will to end the war’.
Photograph: Omar Havana/AP

EU leaders – apart from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – say they are ready to increase pressure on Russia through further sanctions, as summit talks exposed a geographical divide on rearming Europe.

Meeting in Brussels, the bloc agreed it was ready to levy further sanctions on Russia and strengthen existing measures after talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joined by video link.