EU Considers Secondary Sanctions to Hit Russia’s War Effort
Rescuers work inside a destroyed residential building after an air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 18.
Photographer: Ivan Samoilov/AFP/Getty ImagesThe European Union is mulling introducing secondary sanctions in an effort to prevent third countries from helping Russia circumvent the bloc’s existing punitive measures against Moscow, according to people familiar with the matter.
The EU is working on a 19th package of sanctions that’s for now mainly expected to focus on Russian kidnappers of Ukrainian children, an issue that’s resonated with US President Donald Trump when he last met European leaders in the White House to discuss the war.