EU sanctions more Russian banks to squeeze Putin’s war economy
Tamara Ceaikovski
BRUSSELS — EU governments have banned another 20 Russian lenders from handling payments in euros and doing business with companies across the bloc under the latest package of sanctions in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. António Costa, president of the European Council, on Thursday announced the sanctions package, the 20th of its kind since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022, after Hungary and Slovakia withdrew their veto against the punitive measures. “Europe
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