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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says EU’s New Sanctions Will Just Cause More Problems for the Bloc

The European Union flags flutter ahead of the gas talks between the EU, Russia and Ukraine at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. (Reuters)

The latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia over Ukraine will just exacerbate problems within the bloc, a spokeswoman for Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

EU leaders agreed this week to provide 18 billion euros ($19 billion) in financing to Ukraine next year and hit Moscow with a ninth package of sanctions. The latest measures blacklist nearly 200 more people and bar investment in Russia's mining industry, among other steps.

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