
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has outlined a package of further EU sanctions against Russia (Jeff J Mitchell/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)The European Union is set to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia including a ban on coal imports.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU needed to ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after what she described as “heinous crimes” carried out around Kyiv, with evidence that Russian troops may have deliberately killed Ukrainian civilians.