Scholz Says Russia Faces New EU Sanctions on War’s One-Year Mark
- Tougher measures will provide ‘a clear signal’ to Putin
- Chancellor calls on allies to stick together to thwart Kremlin
Olaf Scholz on Feb. 8.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the European Union will impose a new round of sanctions against Russia this month to mark the one-year anniversary of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The tougher measures will provide “a clear signal to Putin that he is not succeeding with his imperialist plans,” Scholz told German lawmakers on Wednesday. He didn’t provide details of the measures to punish Russia, which launched its full-scale attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year.