EU to Consider New Russia Sanctions as Black Box Analysis Begins

European leaders will consider proposals for new sanctions against Russia as officials began downloading data from the voice recorders of the Malaysian Air jet that crashed last week in Ukraine.

Governments are discussing options ranging from restricting Russia’s capital-market access to an arms embargo, with the European Commission circulating proposals to national capitals this morning. As the Netherlands awaits a third plane carrying bodies from Ukraine, examination of Flight MH17’s cockpit voice recorder will start today in the U.K.