EU agrees to freeze Putin, Lavrov assets over Ukraine – Times of India

EU agrees to freeze Putin, Lavrov assets over Ukraine – Times of India

BRUSSELS: 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.

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