A few days before the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union wanted to mark the occasion. The ambassadors of EU countries agreed on Wednesday February 22 on a new package of sanctions against Russia, announced the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU.
A draft text, seen by AFP, planned in particular to limit the trade of EU companies with three mainland Chinese companies having supplied the Russian army, and to blacklist the Minister of Defense North Korean for sending missiles to Moscow.