The EU is exploring new sanctions on about half a dozen Russian banks and energy companies as part of its latest round of measures to pressure President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.
The package, which would be the bloc’s 19th since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022, could also see the EU target Russia’s payment and credit card systems, crypto exchanges as well as further restrictions on the country’s oil trade, according to the report.
The bloc is hoping to coordinate some of its latest measures with the US and officials will travel to Washington this week for meetings, according to the report.
