Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Thursday for more punitive measures against Russia by the European Union, but new sanctions the bloc is preparing for the one-year anniversary of the war are set to fall short of Kyiv's expectations.
Since Moscow invaded Ukraine a year ago this month, the EU has slapped unprecedented sanctions targeting Russia's defence and financial sectors, limiting trade and blacklisting some 1,500 people and entities deemed involved in driving the war.
