UK to Unveil New Russia Sanctions as European Ministers Meet

Local residents ride bicycles past a destroyed building in the town of Lyman, near the frontline in the Donetsk region, on April 29.

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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is set to unveil fresh sanctions targeting Russia as Britain hosts a security meeting of European ministers for the first time.

The sanctions will target “actors supporting Russia’s illegal invasion” of Ukraine, Britain’s Foreign Office said Monday in an emailed statement, without providing further details.