European Union agrees to freeze assets linked to Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

The measures were added Friday after being raised in overnight discussions by EU leaders on a new sanctions package that EU foreign ministers from the 27-nation bloc were to validate.

AFP

February 25, 2022 / 19:27 IST

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The EU has agreed to freeze European assets linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, three EU officials and a European diplomat told AFP on Friday.

The measures were added Friday after being raised in overnight discussions by EU leaders on a new sanctions package that EU foreign ministers from the 27-nation bloc were to validate.

AFP

first published: Feb 25, 2022 07:21 pm

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